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<h2 class="story"> <span id="title-22552310"> <a
href="http://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/07/21/235215/A-Linux-Distro-From-the-US-Department-of-Defense">A
Linux Distro From the US Department of Defense</a></span> </h2>
<div class="details" id="details-22552310"> Posted by <a
href="http://www.monkey.org/%7Etimothy/" rel="nofollow">timothy</a>
<time id="fhtime-22552310" datetime="on Thursday July 21,
@07:42PM">on Thursday July 21, @07:42PM <br>
from the buggy-whip-for-the-bandwagon dept. </time> </div>
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<div id="text-22552310" class="p"> donadony writes <i>"<a
href="http://www.spi.dod.mil/lipose.htm">The Lightweight
Portable Security</a> distribution was <a
href="http://www.unixmen.com/software/1832-lightweight-portable-security-lps-a-linux-disto-from-the-us-department-of-defense">created
by the Software Protection Initiative</a> under the
direction of the Air Force Research Laboratory and the U.S.
Department Of Defense. The idea behind it is that government
workers can use a CD-ROM or USB stick to boot into a tamper
proof, pristine desktop when using insecure computers such
as those available in hotels or a worker's own home. The
environment that it offers should be largely resistant to
Internet-borne security threats such as viruses and spyware,
particularly when launched from read-only media such as a
CDROM. The LPS system does not mount the hard drive of the
host machine, so leaves no trace of the user's activities
behind."</i></div>
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