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In 2023, Martin Thomson and David Schinazi argued that Postel's robustness principle actually leads to a ''lack'' of robustness, including security:{{Ref RFC|9413}}{{Quote|A flaw can become entrenched as a de facto standard. Any implementation of the protocol is required to replicate the aberrant behavior, or it is not interoperable. This is both a consequence of tolerating the unexpected and a product of a natural reluctance to avoid fatal error conditions. Ensuring interoperability in this environment is often referred to as aiming to be "[[Bug compatibility|bug-for-bug compatible]]".}}
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