The pros and cons of Unix and Windows security policies
Abstract
Supporters frequently tout Windows NT as being the most secure commercially available operating system. Others tend to believe this opinion after hearing of Unix's many infamous security vulnerabilities. In reality, the two operating systems have far more in common from a security point of view than people expect. This, then, makes it difficult to honestly assert that NT is more secure than Unix. By providing a brief introduction to the security architectures of Unix and Windows, we hope to convince readers that both operating systems have substantial merit from a security point of view and that neither operating system offers clearly superior security.
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Using sudo in combination with visudo allows specific users to run scripts with elevated privileges without granting full root access.
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From Modern Approaches to Unix Automation: Shell Scripting, Configuration Management, and Security (2025) · cites this paper as Viega and Voas 2000
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Modern Approaches to Unix Automation: Shell Scripting, Configuration Management, and Security
Madamanchi, S. R. (2025) · International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology · doi:10.22214/ijraset.2025.72773 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
- Authors
- Viega, J., & Voas, J.
- Affiliations
- Reliable Software Resources (United States) (US)
- Venue
- IT Professional
- Published
- 2000
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 40-47
- ISSN
- 1520-9202 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1994641909
- Cited by
- 13
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 1.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- IT Professional (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Security and Verification in Computing
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Access Control and Trust
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Information and Cyber Security
- Keywords
- operating system security, UNIX, Windows NT, security policy, security architecture, security vulnerabilities
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