# Gavin Andresen # 2010-07-23 18:51:34 # https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=461.msg5357#msg5357 @s{quotedtext} @s{quotedtext} I strongly disagree; software should be secure by default, and running bitcoind without a password (or bitcoin -server) is definitely NOT secure. @p{par} I just don't see somebody saying "Man, Bitcoin sucks because I have to add a password to a configuration file before running it as a daemon." I @p{(bf}can@p{bf)} see somebody saying "Man, Bitcoin sucks because I accidently ran it with the -server switch and somebody stole all my money."