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		blazespin on Dec 17, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Instagram's Million Dollar Bug Are you saying that if Wes hadn't pointed it out, than Alex wouldn't have to refresh all those keys? That if Wes hadn't dumped the keys than they were 100% secure?

droopybuns on Dec 17, 2015 [–]

Good lord no.

I am saying explicitly- Wes went past the point at which he should have stopped.

He also should have known better, and the fact that he didn't is a problem in itself.

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