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OpenBSD IPSec backdoor allegations: triple $100 bounty (maycontaintracesofbolts.blogspot.com)
21 points by pingswept on Dec 15, 2010 | hide | past | favorite | 10 comments



Nobody who is readily capable of finding such a flaw --- which probably doesn't exist, but let's stipulate that it does --- would bid as little as $300 an hour for this work.


the idea of finding an fbi-sponsored, 10-year old backdoor in a notoriously secure operating system installed in many government and corporate networks around the world sounded pretty boring to me, but now that there's a whole hundred dollars on the line, i'll surely be working day and night to find it!


From the comments, it looks like it's up to around $3900 now.


At this rate, you might get a reasonable audit after 25 continuous days of contributions.


Reasonable audits of this type and scope typically take about a work week to complete?


I was thinking more like 3 weeks.


Thanks :)


If you knew of a flaw like this, you could probably get more than $300 for it.


It's time to break out my 7 monitor, swordfish hacking code and roll up my sleeves. I've got mouths to feed.


I realise that you are joking, but if you have seven monitors and can't feed your family your priorities need readjusting. :)




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