Porno links in the Swiki

Andreas Raab Andreas.Raab at gmx.de
Tue Mar 12 13:36:01 UTC 2002


> >  Whilst I'm well aware that it *may* be an isolated case,
> > we may wish to plan how to 'harden' a Swiki against
> > this kind of attack.  Not easy, as the usualtrade-off between
> > freedom and security raises its head almost immediately.
> 
> If someone persistent comes along, you pretty much have to 
> shut down, at least for a while. :(

I find this unlikely. Many more people actively watch the Swiki than
would eventually deface it. Turns out that these attacks have been there
in the past but considering the psychological implications (no coolness
factor whatsoever) and the numbers (thousands to one) it seems to me
that the best way to go about it is to just ignore it. The defacement
didn't stand for longer than a few hour and fortunately, Swikis do have
a history so even the vandalism factor is exactly zero. If some dude
really thinks he has to spent about twenty minutes in making stuff up
and we can revert it in two seconds, then that's a tradeoff I can easily
live with.

Cheers,
  - Andreas






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