VNC Backdoor Password: Is it true?

[Alex K. Angelopoulos]

I'd never even heard that rumor... It *is* rather hard to start them about open
source.


----- Original Message -----
From: "tony "at" Instaview.com" <tony "at" instaview.com>
To: <vnc-list "at" realvnc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 2002-07-23 07:57
Subject: RE: VNC Backdoor Password: Is it true?


> Yep there is, but due to current US restrictions we cant
> divulge what it is..

It's "open rye!"

No, that doesn't work...
"open barley!"

Nope.
Hmm.. what _could_ it be... ?

> Just kidding, its open source.. why even need to ask
> *or* trust somone elses answer? If i was that paranoid
> that i was being watched, id not trust anyone else to
> tell me the truth, id wanna see for myself..
>
> Just read thru for yourself, its not THAT big of a program...
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Alif Yukkas" <alifyukkas "at" hotpop.com>
> >Organization: PT. AAA Sekuritas
> >To: vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> >Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 18:54:35 +0700
> >Subject: VNC Backdoor Password: Is it true?
> >Reply-To: vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
>
> >Dear All,
>
> >I heard from somewhere that VNC has a backdoor password.
> >I just curious, is it true or not?
> >If it is true, then can we disable this backdoor password?
>
> >I have VNC installed on some machine and I am afraid if
> >somebody accessing that machine from outside.
>
> >Thank you
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