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  1. Microsoft Admits To Backdoor In IIS [updated]

    Microsoft · · posted by ryuzaki0 · from the but-open-source-cannot-be-trusted dept. · 236 comments
    Ninkasi writes: "Here is a rather alarming article from Yahoo which claims that Microsoft has a backdoor password into IIS web servers running FrontPage 98 server extensions. Here's another brilliant example of how closed source development models are a threat to security and privacy on the Internet." The article says that Microsoft "plans to alert customers as soon as possible with an e-mail bulletin and advisory published on its corporate Web site." This is really just too perfect. Update: 05/14 07:48 PM by T : Actually, it is too perfect -- guess this particular possibility for built-in backdoors is old news. Sorry.