----- Original message ----- > Yes. He could have gained read-only access or just access to an offline > copy (for example a backup copy). Also many people reuse passwords > (yes, it's a bad idea, but people do), so this would allow compromise of > further systems.
Sure, you "could" and it "would" allow further, compromission "if", which makes this a reasonable candidate for an "important" or "wishlist" item, but not a "gave" one with "security" as tag. I'm not discussing *if* it is an issue, just the use of seriousness and tags seemed inaccurate to me. Thomas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org