I think saying that the backdoor relied on it is too strong. The changes were ob...

account42 6 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: The xz sshd backdoor rabbithole goes quite a bit d...

I think saying that the backdoor relied on it is too strong. The changes were obfuscated enough that it's unlikely anyone would have noticed if they were pushed to git, not doing that is just an additional layer of safety.