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Are they talking about su?
by kleiba 13y ago
Are they talking about su?
- sliverstorm 13y agoThat would be my guess.
- rhizome 13y agoNot only that, but su rather than sudo. My guess is that they'll need another $10B to plug this hacker backdoor.
- WestCoastJustin 13y agoI think it might be a little more complex than that, but in essence, yes. In these types of environments you will have certificates (browser based or otherwise), he could have fabricated digital keys or stolen these from some type of key store, and then used them on his behalf. > NSA Director Keith Alexander told the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence that Snowden fabricated digital keys that gave him access to areas way above his clearance as a low-level contractor and systems administrator. [1] [1] http://www.businessinsider.com/edward-snowden-copied-a-lot-of-nsa-files-2013-6 http://www.businessinsider.com/edward-snowden-copied-a-lot-o...
- rhizome 13y agoHistory tells us that these agencies routinely redefine mundane concepts, so your point depends entirely on what they mean by "digital key."
- betterunix 13y agoMore likely runcon: http://linux.die.net/man/1/runcon http://linux.die.net/man/1/runcon