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by cddotdotslash 13y ago
Absolutely. I think your example puts this more eloquently than my point. Having the deep understanding and background is really critical. Everything else can be added on top and as you go while in the field.
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What I Wish I Knew Before Studying Computer Security in College(blog.matthewdfuller.com)
92 points by cddotdotslash 13y ago|56 comments
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by cddotdotslash 13y ago
And what is the "best" result in your opinion? I'm getting the homepage of Hacker News (news.ycombinator) along with a nice description. I'm as skeptical as the next guy when it comes to this kind of stuff, but this is j
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by cddotdotslash 13y ago
I clicked the links and every link on the frontpage is to different Hacker News pages. I see nothing wrong here.
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by cddotdotslash 13y ago
Because, as far as I know (I haven't used TrueCrypt too much), it will see the volume as a file and then you'll be syncing a huge, x GB file every time you make the smallest change within it.
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by cddotdotslash 13y ago
The recent surge in physical shipping startups is interesting, but concerning as well. How can these new companies with limited funds afford to be sending drivers around to pickup packages and visit various locations? I think yesterday ther
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by cddotdotslash 13y ago
Will it remain free for people who download it now? Or will it expire in a few weeks when the commercial version comes out?
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by cddotdotslash 13y ago
Well if you're passing session data in a URL (logins or passwords as parameters, not the typical one-click to activate one-time links) you're doing something wrong. Second, Microsoft has no way of distinguishing a normal URL from a URL that
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by cddotdotslash 13y ago
> previous clients FTFY
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by cddotdotslash 13y ago
Pretty cool - although you may want to host your images somewhere other than Dropbox - I think they put a limit on it after x number of hits.
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by cddotdotslash 13y ago
There's not a risk directly, but it conflicts with newer CSP (Content Security Policy) headers. So you can set CSP to only allow external JS (to prevent XSS through a parameter echoed on your page, for example). Then, it will block any inli
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by cddotdotslash 14y ago
You're saying you tried to scan an IPv6 address? Sorry I didn't even think of that! I'll look into adding it.
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Show HN: Web Security Scanner - Can Your Site Score a 100%?
7 points by cddotdotslash 14y ago|6 comments
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by cddotdotslash 14y ago
All true, and you said what I came here to say. Another point: breaking "news" is helpful for those who are affected by the situation at hand. What I think the author of the article fails to mention is that people are following the news bec
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by cddotdotslash 14y ago
Thankfully this doesn't read like the typical large corporation email: "...the attacker was able to gain access to all the passwords, which were stored as plaintext in the database." It sad to have to say it, but Kudos to Scribd for actuall
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by cddotdotslash 14y ago
Whoops, completely missed that!
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by cddotdotslash 14y ago
You forgot Mozilla - pretty much the only company left that supports what you mentioned.
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by cddotdotslash 14y ago
Ah, okay that makes sense, considering that both client side and server side events will be used. Thanks for the reply!
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by cddotdotslash 14y ago
From what I've read about this project so far, it requires adding "a single line of JavaScript to the site." So what's to stop scammers and spammers from just blocking the file from loading?
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by cddotdotslash 14y ago
Hmm, I see what you're saying; no it doesn't appear to create the thumbnail in chat. It would be interesting if Facebook uses different crawlers depending on whether the link is posted in the status box or in a chat. That could lead to some
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by cddotdotslash 14y ago
You're right, but it also happens when you paste in the status button before hitting "Post." Try this: go to Facebook, post a link in your status box. Wait a few seconds. Notice that it will populate the link information fields even before
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by cddotdotslash 14y ago
Why is this even news? Facebook has been crawling links for ages every time you post on the site. The crawler is how the link you paste gets a title, description, and sometimes a thumbnail.