Adobe AIR - Technology inovation or Security Breach ?

[Nokia]

I just saw an article posted detailing the first alpha release of this Adobe app, and while reading it I started wondering about the implications of of such a technology and the risk associated with it.

Article is posted here:

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Adobe...ed-82151.shtml

I think it's great that big companies start doing steps in acknowledging Linux overall, but, as a security-concerned person I'd ask your opinion on the matter.

I should mention first that I'm just discovering/learning SElinux. Still reading about this application features I have a "hunch" that it might prove pretty difficult to secure it properly -while still maintaining functionality - as far as SElinux is concerned. From it's description, I see it now (perhaps totally wrong) as an operating environment inside an operating system that could prove extremely difficult to control. IIRC, the project is closed-source so that would be another argument to the statement:

I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts

Thanks,

N.

[sideways]

Reminds me of those naff Opera widget apps that you can run on your desktop.

This looks more sophisticated, I guess you should stick to AIR applications signed by a trusted certificate. I don't get why the roadmap app needs unrestricted system access though, so I'd be careful (not necessarily for security reasons, but in case some poorly written app corrupts important system files)

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/arti..._security.html