Sunday, April 26, 2009

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

At work, all PC's are typically locked down.... Meaning you have very limited rights as a Windows user... Nobody can install any new programs, the only writeable location is "My Documents" etc etc.. Any program installation have to be done by IT Helpdesk...

For technology employees esp those who do coding, this is a serious issue. So there is a way for developers to get admin rights on the work PC... It is called DevAccess. DevAccess is a program that allows you to request for admin rights.. The request will be reviewed, and after approval the developer's user-id will get admin rights on that particular PC...

When you open DevAccess, at the bottom of the window is the quote... "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?"

Being the curious sort, I did some research on this phrase...
"Quis custōdiet ipsōs custōdēs? is a Latin phrase from the Roman poet Juvenal, which literally translates to "Who will guard the guards themselves?", and is variously translated in colloquial English as "Who watches the watchmen?", "Who watches the watchers?", "Who will guard the guards?", "Who shall watch the watchers?", "Who polices the police?" or other similar translations."

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