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tonyplee11/04/20254 repliesview on HN

Would be cool if he adds a session on how to hack distributed system in 1988...


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tptacek11/04/2025

In 1988? Just stick random semicolons in things.

oneshtein11/04/2025

Account "guest" with no password was provided by default back then, to help others do some work remotely, debug connection issues, or chat with admins.

mindcrime11/04/2025

> Would be cool if he adds a session on how to hack distributed system in 1988..

username: field

password: technician

PeterStuer11/05/2025

Honestly, there was not very much security back in those days. So much relied on trusting the Internet "community" not to abuse.