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> Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:20:42 -0500<br>> From: gcooke@insurancesquared.com<br>> To: kwlug-disc@kwlug.org<br>> Subject: [kwlug-disc] openbsd backdoored by FBI<br>> <br>> Or so the claim goes:<br>> http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9201220/Former_contractor_says_FBI_put_back_door_in_OpenBSD<br>> <br>> Isn't OpenBSD opensource? How can someone backdoor OSS?<br><br><div>With enough time, and the will to do it, I suppose it is possible. I am reminded of the following article (By Ken Thompson):</div><div><br></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><a href="http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/ken/trust.html">http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/ken/trust.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>Here is the original document that got the whole thing rolling:</div><div><br></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><a href="http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=129236621626462&w=2">http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=129236621626462&w=2</a></div> </body>
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