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It’s not “safety critical” unless there’s a chance of someone dying as a direct result of the system’s failure. Stop trying to mix two totally different ideas together.


Injury or environmental damage also counts.

Mnemonic: Safety is concerned with whether the system can harm its environment. Security is concerned with whether the environment can harm the system.




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