If this wasn't an intentional backdoor it raises the question, what source control methods were being used and are they secure? Has Juniper been compromised on a larger scale?
That's a good question, too. I'm sure people are asking it and many others like it internally, a well.
On the outside, I think this is yet another reason to use git, which, if I recall correctly, is designed to make attacks on commit history significantly more difficult than they are with SVN and CVS.
On the outside, I think this is yet another reason to use git, which, if I recall correctly, is designed to make attacks on commit history significantly more difficult than they are with SVN and CVS.