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Numerous Debian Project systems compromised

Numerous Debian Project systems compromised

Posted Nov 21, 2003 18:46 UTC (Fri) by piman (subscriber, #8957)
In reply to: Numerous Debian Project systems compromised by maceto
Parent article: Numerous Debian Project systems compromised

> Debian have 1200+ people working on the project, "it`s open for the public".

Indeed, and every member of that "public" requires photo identification, often a personal meeting with an existing developer, a GPG signature, and an official advocate who is already a developer.

If a developer him or herself does indeed trojan the system (unlikely -- most crackers don't have that kind of patience, especially for real-life interactions), there will almost certainly be a trail back to that person.


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