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		tasn 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SSH Artwork This is cool as a project, but relying on humans to do pixel-perfect matching for security is probably a bad idea (well, glyph-perfect).

crtasm 10 months ago | [–]

On the other hand - when ssh warns you the host key has changed but the art looks unchanged to your eye, you know something serious has happened.

dleink 10 months ago | [–]

Yes.

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