The product was a way to send a file between two parties that was stamped as verified by a third party intermediary. The project was supposed to have some manner of key exchange but, it did not work as advertised. The Chief Technology Officer threatened to turn off telnet clients on every machine on the Internet. The delivery of the product was ultimately delayed but, in the end, a better product was the end result. This could have all been avoided had security been included in the outset of the project.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3129286/war-stories-just-shut-off-telnet.html