[plug] bank requires linux box be certified

Chris Hoy Poy chris at hoypoy.id.au
Mon Sep 23 09:04:11 AWST 2019


I've never heard of such a request ever - got anything that says exactly
what they requested? Good luck getting any system "verified safe" :-/

/Chris

On Mon, 23 Sep 2019, 8:57 am david beckwith, <david at beckwith.net.au> wrote:

> My bank account was hacked, now the bank wants my machine certified as
> "safe".
> I have tried to explain about Linux, but they are stubborn - to be
> polite. So I have
> tried ringing various PC Security people, but all said NO to LInux. I
> have been using
> Linux since 1994 and UNIX before that. Currently have 2 HP machines
> (Desktop and
> laptop) both running Linux Mint 19.2.
> I need help finding someone to satisfy my bank.
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