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Off topic, but this vulnerability was discovered by the NSA, right? Then you’re not really in the position to brand the vulnerability, or you come off as trying
by oefrha 7y ago
Off topic, but this vulnerability was discovered by the NSA, right? Then you’re not really in the position to brand the vulnerability, or you come off as trying to take credit where credit isn’t due. (I mean, you have every right to make a website for it, but giving it a logo and say “Why even patch if it doesn’t have a logo?” as if it now has an official logo seems to be taking it a bit far.)
Please excuse me if I got the origin story wrong.
Edit: Also, from the website:
> Who’s behind this?
> Trail of Bits
That could certainly be (mis)interpreted as taking credit for the vulnerability.
- tptacek 7y agoYou would be misinterpreting them, since their page explicitly credits NSA, cites other people's POCs, and even the HN thread where I wrote down Thomas Pornin's (correct) guess as to what the vulnerability was. The branding thing is a joke, about the fact that neither Microsoft nor NSA branded the vulnerability. Lighten up.