Re: signing applets a solution? Never!

[Miles Vorkosigan <miles_w () anon efga org>]

In message <Pine.GSO.3.95.971210172257.23198K-100000@nebula>, Jyri Kaljundi writes:
> When talking about security of binary products, I believe it is hard to
> believe that programmers do not sometimes program backdoors into their
> programs. It probably depends on the software company, but in many places
> it should be fairly easy to put something into the code without company or
> fellow programmers finding out about it.
 
And in some locations, it might be institutionalized. There's certainly
precedent in the physical security world; I know of several "access control
systems" that all have a hard-coded master card/badge that will open any
door or gate at any time. They're designed for maintenance, and
theoretically they are closely guarded by the companies in question. We all
know how well that works...
 
Thanks to one of these master cards, I get free parking all over the city :-)
 
--
Miles