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Ask HN: is Nginx trusted?
Given that it's developed in Russia, does the Russian equivalent of the NSA have code in there?
- misframer 12y agoThe source code is available, so theoretically you could check.
- hoodoof 12y agoThat might not be enough...... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underhanded_C_Contest http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underhanded_C_Contest
- tptacek 12y agoNo, the Russians have mot backdoored nginx.
- clubhi 12y agomot is russian for secretly
- tptacek 12y agoIt's American for "I am typing this on an iPhone keyboard".
- hadoukenio 12y agoWhich is made in China.
- airjd 12y agoI just use it to proxy my static resources.
- mattwritescode 12y agoI think you probably have to worry more about the general security of your servers. Its really quite easy to do something stupid which can leave you exposed. Im sure the russians have better things to be doing rather than looking at you (no offence).