News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Ken Thompson's Unix Password. Parent comment

Re:Ken Thompson's Unix Password by jakobegger on Thursday October 10, 2019 @04:29AM (#21212180)
If someone secretly stole my key and made a copy of it, I hope the court would send them to jail, regardless of why they made the copy.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ken Thompson's Unix Password by dunmalg on Thursday October 10, 2019 @07:18AM (#21213133)
No, it's generally not illegal to copy someones key. It's illegal to STEAL the key, of course, but copy? Not a crime. Some states have laws that prohibit "providing access" to a government facility which can be applied to copying government keys, but your house key? Nope.

SOURCE: am locksmith

[ Parent | on HN ]