Re:Ken Thompson's Unix Password
by dmix on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @12:26PM
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Being offensive is the privacy line?
I prefer the don't trust anything on your work machines or work equipment to be private, especially if it's synced with a server or directly from a server.
If it was his individual laptop or something it might be slightly different but the etc directory was remotely accessible and his password clearly matters to the company's security. Like a rented apartment a heads up beforehand might be a good courtesy not a requirement though.
I prefer the don't trust anything on your work machines or work equipment to be private, especially if it's synced with a server or directly from a server.
If it was his individual laptop or something it might be slightly different but the etc directory was remotely accessible and his password clearly matters to the company's security. Like a rented apartment a heads up beforehand might be a good courtesy not a requirement though.