Thread: Security on Nits?
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2008-04-13 , 19:51
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Originally Posted by meanwhile View Post
I do wish that Nokia had thought of a product name that led to a better acronym, btw...

Anyway. As I understand - based on nothing but googling - the situation on security is this:

- There are such things as linux software keyloggers, and in theory any app you install on your Nit could install one? App's aren't run in a sandbox mode, or secured in any other way?

- There's no firewall software for the Nit, so a keylogger wouldn't have a problem getting your paypal password and whatever other details it could steal out to the world once it had them?
I don't see how a firewall would help you in this situation.
A software firewall only protects you from software outside trying to get in, it can only provide minimal protection the other way (well, it could provide more, but that would be irritating). Also the other disadvantage the firewall would have is if you can control it, something running as you can control it too and switch it off.

I would say it would offer you the worst of all worlds - it would give you an sense of security that just wasnt true.
Better to make sure you know what is running on your NiT