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0 pointsBobbyTables24mo ago0 comments

The developer is too stupid to define the threat model — they’re too busy writing vulnerabilities as they cobble together applications and libraries they barely understand.

How many wireless routers generate a config from user data plus a template. One’s lucky if they even do server side validation that ensures CRLFs not present in IP addresses and hostnames.

And if Unicode is involved … a suitcase of four leaf clovers won’t save you.

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rpcope14mo ago

Honestly after witnessing "principal" software engineers defend storing API keys plaintext in a database in the year of our Lord 2025, and ask how that someone possibly exploit that if they can't access that column directly through an application, my cynicism is strong enough that I can believe that even a majority of "developers" don't even know what a threat model is.

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0 pointsBobbyTables24mo ago0 comments

The developer is too stupid to define the threat model — they’re too busy writing vulnerabilities as they cobble together applications and libraries they barely understand.

How many wireless routers generate a config from user data plus a template. One’s lucky if they even do server side validation that ensures CRLFs not present in IP addresses and hostnames.

And if Unicode is involved … a suitcase of four leaf clovers won’t save you.

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rpcope14mo ago

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