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When I say it was done intentionally, I mean opening an authentication-less was intentional.

It could be disguised as an access for their own service and the real purpose be mass surveillance, or it could be a simple mistake in a big codebase, but the "door" is definitely not a bug.

Even though nowadays we keep hearing about nefarious backdoors, they used to simply refer to hidden service entrances for software creators, a completely legitimate use.



Indeed, this is a valid definition of backdoor.




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