Perhaps I need a better understanding of what open source means, but how can a program that is openly publishing its code not be super vulnerable to cyber security threats. That’s like a bank publishing exactly how all it’s security works right? Obviously I’m missing something here, so ELI5!
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To answer your question about malicious users installing bad code. Usually the original author of a program will “digitally sign” a compiled program of the open source code. This way it can ensure that you are getting the program from the original author and not someone who has used the open source code to create a malicious fake copy of it.
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