Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderThe most recognizable form in which the "Default Permit" dumb idea manifests itself is in firewall rules. [...] The opposite of "Default Permit" is "Default Deny" and it is a really good idea. And now you know why everything from version control systems to video conferencing software tunnel things over HTTP!
Wouldn't it be more sensible to learn how to design security systems that are hack-proof than to learn how to identify security systems that are dumb? Isn't this line inherently contradictory, how can a person make a system hack-proof ( as if it is possible ) if he doesn't know how to identify the vulnerabilities he could be introducing into it by doing something a particular way. Anyway the only good thing I got out of it was Personal Observations…
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 431
- Total comments
- 274
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-03-19 | The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security | lsb | 44 | 20 |
| 2015-01-02 | Dumb Ideas in Computer Security (2005)First breakout | corv | 114 | 56 |
| 2015-05-05 | The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security (2005) | singold | 2 | 0 |
| 2016-12-19 | The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security [2005] | anschwa | 2 | 0 |
| 2017-01-11 | The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security | mikecarlton | 1 | 0 |
| 2019-09-10 | The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security | mgreenleaf | 3 | 0 |
| 2023-01-25 | The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security (2005)Hall induction · Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | blockloop | 265 | 198 |