Re:Berkeley HS student tried to rig his own election, exposi...
by wongarsu on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @05:40PM
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An open door doesn't give permission to steal, but as any insurance will tell you the blame for the theft will fall on both sides: The justice system will find the thief guilty and punish him, and the insurance will find the shop owner guilty and punish him.
If the security problem is more subtle than an open door it's not unheard of to consult the criminal, who may be given a lesser sentence or other freedoms for helping make everyone more secure.
Of course in this case all of that is kind of moot. The rigging attempt was crude and quickly detected. Everything worked as it should, and while organizing an election brings a high burden of ensuring no manipulation occurs, everything was executed perfectly. The real problem was students not being forced to change their default password, which is akin to an open door, just from a different department.
If the security problem is more subtle than an open door it's not unheard of to consult the criminal, who may be given a lesser sentence or other freedoms for helping make everyone more secure.
Of course in this case all of that is kind of moot. The rigging attempt was crude and quickly detected. Everything worked as it should, and while organizing an election brings a high burden of ensuring no manipulation occurs, everything was executed perfectly. The real problem was students not being forced to change their default password, which is akin to an open door, just from a different department.