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by Wirbelwind 28 days ago
Good catch, this has now been nerfed and this approach has gotten its own title
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Actually, the only secure default is to deny everything...how do you know that innocent command is actually innocent?
A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.
It’s the security mantra: the safest code is the one you never release. Code that never runs is the most secure code
A computer is only secure if it remains powered off and airgapped.
Turn off your computer and make sure it powers down

Drop it in a 43-foot hole in the ground

Bury it completely, rocks and boulders should be fine

> rocks and boulders should be fine

You’re setting yourself up for a supply chain attach here if you trust whatever rocks and boulders are sitting around. A well resourced adversary may have placed power supply boulders and wifi rocks in your back yard.

Straight Outta Lynwood was a great album. One of the CDs that I took out of my case the most often as a struggling nerdling who was still a year or two away from having scrounged up enough spare cash for a secondhand iPod.
Virus alert! I've also burned all of my clothes I may have worn any time I was online.
Joshua
Would you like to play a game?
Top 18%! I denied everything, unless I could see at a glance that it was safe (like Git diff)
Glad I could help. I love the new title :D