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None, it's good work. But the whole episode, and this post in particular, highlights the issue that enough review is never enough. When is the the code secure
by delsarto 13y ago
None, it's good work.
But the whole episode, and this post in particular, highlights the issue that enough review is never enough. When is the the code secure? When it is written by someone with a good track record? When it gets reviewed and committed by knowledgeable parties? When it's been running for several years without incident? When it passes coverity? When Willem has time to review it?
When I just think about the embedded ssh keys I've got in my few toy systems; if I discovered ssh was broken (and it's happened; look at the Debian bug) I'd be sinking a lot of time figuring out just how to change the keys everywhere. I should have designed for this from the start; lesson learnt. I bet there's lots of admins out there who wish they had better ways to update certs on a moments notice over the past week...