I'd hope in the future, when your engineers throw a fit, you take some time to learn why you're wrong up front rather than overruling them. This was a huge mistake on your part and it's now public; you have a limited amount of time to fix it before you're hacked.
There was a bit more to it than that, but on this specific point, lesson well learned. I rushed this instead of looking for an agreement - as they say, measure twice, cut once.