Two days ago this vulnerability was released: http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1571
Luciano Bello discovered that the random number generator in Debian’s openssl package is predictable. This is caused by an incorrect Debian-specific change to the openssl package (CVE-2008-0166). As a result, cryptographic key material may be guessable.
This is a Debian-specific vulnerability which does not affect other operating systems which [...]
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From time to time we are asked to take actions that in some contexts would be considered illegal activity. At times we are asked by companies to perform actual illegal endeavors. Discerning the difference between a legal illegal activity and an illegal illegal activity can be hard to one such as myself, uninformed with the [...]
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While there are many great web browsers out there, Firefox is unparalleled for web development. I wanted to devote a post to some of my favorite extensions that I use during development….
Firebug: My top choice for extensions. Great for viewing and fixing errors that appear in the console. I also use it to inspect [...]
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Posted in Technology, tagged programming, security on March 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Cult of the Dead Cow, which bills itself as “the internet’s #1 white slavery and cockfighting site” recently released Goolag an open-source, surprisingly written in C#, tool that allows one to search a site using “dorks”.
From Goolag’s specifications document:
* Dork = A detailed search pattern - [...]
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