Kevin BeaumontGossiTheDog@cyberplace.social
Oct 13, 2026, 11:29 AM@AwkwardTuring the date based password thing has a patch to remove the ‘feature’
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Awkward TuringAwkwardTuring@infosec.exchangeOct 13, 2026, 11:32 AM@GossiTheDog ah! That feature was built-in! I didn't expect that. Gets better by the hour! Ty
- Kevin BeaumontGossiTheDog@cyberplace.socialOct 13, 2026, 1:06 PM
@AwkwardTuring yeah it’s likely a support backdoor
Stumpy The MuttStumpyTheMutt@social.linux.pizzaOct 13, 2026, 3:50 PM@GossiTheDog @AwkwardTuring I can imagine a tech showing up to fix something and asking the assistant to the assistant manager for the admin password. I'm sure an endless array of blank looks prompted the backdoor.