Without going through the whole source code. You can just look up the information on the web, but how do you know whether to trust that information?
(Assuming no security audit has been listed on the website, or the audit seems outdated.)
Without going through the whole source code. You can just look up the information on the web, but how do you know whether to trust that information?
(Assuming no security audit has been listed on the website, or the audit seems outdated.)
I mean someone pointing out a vulnerability in a piece of software should be a falsifiable claim, e.g. “they store their passwords in plaintext”—if it’s foss then just look at the source. You don’t need to read the entire source because you have been given a specific part of the code to look at. You need to only look at the process between the software receiving a password and its query to the database.
And if it’s not foss I don’t use it, and the claim may be unfalsifiable for an outsider who isn’t bothered to try reverse engineering.