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people in 2026 still print out logs like this on rolls lf paper. cant be tampered. log tampering is a big issue for forensics. most programs do not have cryptog
by saidnooneever 2mo ago
people in 2026 still print out logs like this on rolls lf paper. cant be tampered. log tampering is a big issue for forensics. most programs do not have cryptographically verifiable logs.... and yes that wont be for all systems and all types of logs. but will take shittons of paper still to keep the records going back up to like 7+ years
- anonreplier 2mo agowe're talking about logs for finger here, not bank transactions
- qarl2 2mo agoFINGER IS VERY IMPORTANT!
- saidnooneever 2mo agoah my bad :D. i wasnt talkin about bank transactions but yeah :p not finger logs either haha.
- ButlerianJihad 2mo agoWell, the brainchild of YC Founder Robert Morris, the Morris Worm, exploited a zero-day in fingerd, so yes, after 1988, fingerd was extremely important for network security. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_worm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_worm
- anonreplier 2mo agoI'm not sure a hard copy would have particularly helped