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"Secret hard-coded backdoor" makes no sense. Please use the orignal title.
by jwilk 9y ago
"Secret hard-coded backdoor" makes no sense. Please use the orignal title.
- Johnny555 9y agoWhat part makes no sense? The backdoor in question is "secret", it's "hard-coded" and it's a "backdoor". Saying "secret backdoor" may be redundant, but it still makes sense.
- IncRnd 9y ago"Secret hard-coded backdoor" makes sense to me, because the linked webpage illustrates a secret hard-coded backdoor in the product.
- alsetmusic 9y agoRegardless: > […] Otherwise please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- LukeShu 9y agoWhile I'm not a fan of the title it was submitted with, a backdoor is a heck of a lot different than a "normal" vulnerability; to the point where just saying "vulnerability" is a bit misleading. Perhaps: "WD MyCloud Multiple Vulnerabilities (including hard coded backdoor)"
- IncRnd 9y agoNobody is disputing that, so why even bring it up? Whether "secret hardcoded backdoor" is misleading was being discussed.
- aeleos 9y agoIf you look in the document there is a section about a hard-coded backdoor admin account that cannot be changed. So secret hard-coded backdoor does make sense to me.