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IBM using Napoleon Dynamite Quote to Encrypt Data

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the masters-of-the-bo-staff dept.

schmack writes "A developer discovers a quote from the movie Napoleon Dynamite is being used as the cipher key by IBM to publish encrypted XML at this year's Wimbledon grand slam. But is this a rather glaring lapse in security or an easter egg for curious hackers, many of whom would surely be fans of the quirky movie?"

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  1. Re:What is with that movie? by CableModemSniper · · Score: 0, Troll

    Exactly. No one should be a fan of that movie.

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    Why not fork?
  2. Re:What is with that movie? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    It is entirely possible for your penis to be less than 3 inches long. That is a fact. Your point?

  3. Re:What is with that movie? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    It is entirely possible for your penis to be less than... 2 inches long. That is a fact. Sucka.