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Windows 7 (media.piefed.zip)

submitted 9 months ago by Maven@piefed.zip to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] Deathray5@lemmynsfw.com 21 points 9 months ago (3 children)

It's a product key for an old no longer supported* product.

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[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 39 points 9 months ago (2 children)

yea but it's still a valid key! the opsec part of me is dying atm.

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[–] Deathray5@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 9 months ago (1 child)

I don't think a product key is directly a security risk. Though the sloppy undisciplined nature of this release is indirectly a risk I suppose.

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[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 1 point 9 months ago*

I don't believe it's a security risk either, however it's considered a secure token/crediential, so those aren't supposed to be given public.

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