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Date: Wed, 03 May 2023 17:55:13 -0400
From: Michael Orlitzky <michael@...itzky.com>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Perl's HTTP::Tiny has insecure TLS cert default,
affecting CPAN.pm and other modules
On Wed, 2023-05-03 at 22:40 +0200, Moritz Bechler wrote:
>
> while one may criticize that CVEs have been assigned both for the
> insecure default and (some of the) insecure usages, at least one of
> these is a legitimate case, in terms of CVEs likely the latter. And when
> it comes to defaming projects, at least in my book, choosing, keeping
> and defending bad defaults speaks to much more than a CVE being assigned.
They're both bad defaults. One explicitly does no authentication, while
the other uses a corrupt and misunderstood process that can create a
false sense of security. We disagree on which is worse, but neither
viewpoint is ludicrous.
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