Re: Easter Eggs and Security
- From: Bogwitch <Bogwitch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 17:37:31 GMT
mike3 wrote:
Hi.
How would Easter Eggs be a big threat to security if they were
thoroughly examined by the company making the software for any real
security threat? Unless the company was all wildly corrupt, if some
disgruntled programmer stuck in, say, a logic bomb, it would be found
out. (programmers would have to notify the rest of the company that
they put in EEs, and since they wouldn't notify about logic bombs
(obviously), they would get shot down.)
IANAP but increasing the complexity of any system has the potential for introducing (further) security vulnerabilities.
Unwarranted functions increases the code length that a reviewer has to go through - that's just cruel. First rule of security - Protection of the individual.
Unwarranted functions increase compiled file size and decreases program execution speed. A denial of service.
Bogwitch.
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