28 Feb
2013
28 Feb
'13
11:55 a.m.
On 2/28/2013 11:40 AM, Chris Tofu wrote:
What about security? Does Rpi employ a firewall and
virus scanning? And since the pi uses sd storage, it might make more sense to compare
it's internet capabilities with a tablet or smart phone.
Raspian, the debian
equivalent that runs on the Pi is just one of many
OS's that run on that target.
You have confused the target (arm 7) and platform (Raspberry Pi) with
the OS. The things you speak of above have entirely to do with the OS
and nothing to do with the platform or target, other than performance.
The Rpi has nothing to do with firewall, virus scanning, or security in
this context. It is true that many target processors have enhanced
security and media extensions, but I do not think the Pi has such.
And unless you go out of your way to run windows or macos emulations on
the rpi, the virus is pretty much astronomically useless to discuss.
The chances of any targeted virus to an arm at this point is pretty
remote, though I'm sure there are linux exploits that may be applies.