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How a CTO Solved a Software Bug in PayPal's Codebase

A CTO shares an incident of a catastrophic software bug he introduced into the PayPal codebase, nearly leading to massive data loss and company failure. The story revolves around the intricacies of cryptographic protocols, specifically Shamir Secret Sharing. Despite the business turmoil and geeky pandemonium surrounding him, the quick-thinking and relentless determination of the engineer led them to understand the root cause - Solaris's password-length constraints.

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