Posted by theknell on Nov 09 Brian — Yours is the first reply that argues with the finding instead of the disclosure, so it gets an answer. "If you can access the config directory you already have everything" assumes the read happens on the live box. The precondition the paper states is a read of the config OR a backup, and backups do not live on the live box.
Re: Home Assistant: the password is not the key — token secrets in cleartext, two token classes never expire, password change revokes none (2026.11.0, live-proven)
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