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Something similar to this was attempted with the Linux kernel once: https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/felten/linux-backdoor-attempt-thwarted/ https://freedom-t

by user24 14y ago

Something similar to this was attempted with the Linux kernel once: https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/felten/linux-backdoor-attempt-thwarted/ https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/felten/linux-backdoor-att... I say similar because it was not a trusted contributor going rogue but someone actually hacking the public CVS repo.

gioele 14y ago
It is claimed that it also happened to the OpenBSD crypto code: marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=129236621626462&w=2 (a bit of analysis on the story: https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/experts-openbsd-backdoor-allegations-almost-certainly-false-121510 https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/experts-openbsd-backdoor-... ). Long story short. The FBI put on its payroll a well paid crypto analyst trusted with commit access to the OpenBSD code. Years after that, somebody claims that the analyst has put on the FBI payroll to implant an hidden weakness in the crypto code. Audit follows; nothing found in the code. FUD still remains.
- user24 14y ago
  Someone should write a book about that, it's a great conspiracy theory. Reminds me of Robert Harris - The Ghost in a way.