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For the security of all and analogous to the Chaos Monkey principle, there ought to be a covert merry band of coders whose goal is to try to slip obsfucated ben
by throwiforgtnlzy 3y ago
For the security of all and analogous to the Chaos Monkey principle, there ought to be a covert merry band of coders whose goal is to try to slip obsfucated benign commits into important FOSS projects under pseudonyms to maintain vigilance and offer teachable moments as a public service.
- klysm 2y agoSo like bug bounties but a but more adversarial?
- ironbound 2y agoUniversity of Minnesota researchers tried this and got banned! [0] https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/30/22410164/linux-kernel-university-of-minnesota-banned-open-source https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/30/22410164/linux-kernel-uni...
- gary_0 2y agoThat's a bit like trying to sneak guns past the TSA without clearing your "security testing" with the higher-ups beforehand. Believe it or not, straight to jail.