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This concept of retroactive back doors seems a new awareness. Actual, non-retroactive, backdoors are built into a design. The idea you can take an existing de
by droithomme 11y ago
This concept of retroactive back doors seems a new awareness.
Actual, non-retroactive, backdoors are built into a design.
The idea you can take an existing design and insert a backdoor that works retroactively really is not a backdoor but is a complete security failure and a bug in the original design.
"My design is completely secure as long as no one issues a retroactive backdoor." means the design is not secure at all.
- jhanschoo 11y agoFor certain notions of secure. Let's use the analogy of a house to describe the OS. Most organizations may trust Apple to provide the service of updating their OS when new bugs (some security) are discovered, that is, they are comfortable giving Apple "maintenance door" access to the non-sensitive parts of their iOS device, to perform janitorial and construction services, and plugging holes in the house; and only Apple has the keys through the maintenance door.