I've been the technical guy in a meeting where this kind of nonsense was decided... Me: The customer has asked for security measures to stop unauthorised emplo

I've been the technical guy in a meeting where this kind of nonsense was decided... Me: The customer has asked for security measures to stop unauthorised employees from subverting the system and defrauding them. Your solution uses clear-text passwords, so anyone with a copy of Wireshark could crack it in seconds. Management: Yeah, but they're only asking for the appearance of security. They don't care about the details. Me: What will they say if someone cracks our "security" and steals millions of dollars from them? Management: <shrug> Me: ???