Regardless, I think it's time you all sit down, do a complete re-write the secure way, otherwise you'll drag the bad rep of zPanel with you. If you announce that you've done a 100% complete re-write and fixed a ton of things, you'll drag peoples attention and they'll want to test and see if it was indeed fixed properly. If it was, you'll get rid of the bad zPanel history, and take on a new reputation.
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