Re:Sophisticated OS X Backdoor Discovered
by woodman on Friday September 09, 2016 @06:35PM
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> Have you changed your mind about that?
No. Unlike a rootkit, context really matters in the case of a backdoor - not so much the implementation means. BO is no more a backdoor than vnc or sshd. Now if Dell decides to secretly package BO in their product line, then it is a backdoor.
> ...backdoors should only be describing intentionally weakened security.
I can't think of a backdoor that does not meet that description, do you have anything in mind?
No. Unlike a rootkit, context really matters in the case of a backdoor - not so much the implementation means. BO is no more a backdoor than vnc or sshd. Now if Dell decides to secretly package BO in their product line, then it is a backdoor.
> ...backdoors should only be describing intentionally weakened security.
I can't think of a backdoor that does not meet that description, do you have anything in mind?