Re: [ILUG-Cochin.org] Insisting to user IE for Online Income tax filling Login

[Mathew Chacko]

Hi Ravi,

What I do in this case is, I write a polite email to webmaster or feedback
centre. Here is an example...

http://www.anybrowser.org/campaign/abletters.html?letter=pfroehli

Regards, Mathew.


On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 11:10 AM, Thomas Vazhappilly
wrote:

> Oh! Praseed Pai,
>
> Great solution
> Let them eat cake, if there is no bread.
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 6:51 AM, Praseed Pai  wrote:
>
>> Hi Ravi ,
>>
>> Since returns are compiled and filed by non technical (?)  people ( CAs
>> ,their interns & other financial consultants ) , from a use case perspective
>> they might have chosen IE ( that means Windows is mandatory ) .
>>
>> Besides , There are only few software developers out there , who can write
>> cross browser application. Those guys should be in the company which won the
>> quote for the application makes things more complex.
>>
>> I think ,  Anna Hazare can help here by including this item in his fight
>> against corruption.
>>
>> Solution :-
>>a )  Go to a Cyber Cafe or be-friend a friend to file returns
>>b )  Use a Virtual machine with Windows inside your Linux or MAC OS
>> X box.
>>c )  Run IE through Wine !
>>d )  Ask a consultant to file on your behalf.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> regards
>> Praseed Pai
>>
>>
>> --- On *Thu, 6/30/11, Ravikumar urikoth * wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Ravikumar urikoth 
>> Subject: [ILUG-Cochin.org] Insisting to user IE for Online Income tax
>> filling Login
>> To: "linux Kochi" 
>> Date: Thursday, June 30, 2011, 3:13 AM
>>
>>
>>  Hi All,
>>
>> The site for filing online income tax returns
>>
>> https://www.taxsmile.com/returnfiling/taxsmile/pages/user/usermanagement/login.aspx
>> is insisting to use IE for the accuracy in functionality for their web
>> site.  This will be a problem for people who are using OS other than
>> windows.
>>
>> please think about some positive corrective measures to solve this issue.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> ubr
>>
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[ILUG-Cochin.org] Reset password..

[aravind vijayan]

Hi all,
   Please visit this link:
 http://www.debuntu.org/recover-root-password-single-user-mode-and-grub

it tells about resetting root and other user passwords then What is the
scope of linux security ...
Aravind vijayan
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Re: [ILUG-Cochin.org] Reset password..

[Fayaz Yusuf Khan]

Aravind,
Single user access can be disabled/forced to ask for authentication as well. 
It is simply a backdoor for those who usually forget their passwords.

On Friday 01 Jul 2011 7:13:27 PM aravind vijayan wrote:
> Hi all,
>Please visit this link:
>  http://www.debuntu.org/recover-root-password-single-user-mode-and-grub
> 
> it tells about resetting root and other user passwords then What is the
> scope of linux security ...
> Aravind vijayan
> Elayidathukunnel

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Re: [ILUG-Cochin.org] Reset password..

[unni krishnan]

That comes under something called physical security.

You can do

1. Set bios password

But still, its not secure. because, if the person can open the cabinet
and reset the CMOS, then no use

2. Force linux to ask single user password

Still not secure. If the person can put a live cd and mount your hard
disk and edit the shadow file in the disk.

Physical security is something that operating system cannot handle.

bottom line

There is nothing called 100% secure system. You can achieve that by
putting your system in a bank locker after shutting it down. Even then
I am not sure, if that bank locker is 100% secure ;-)

On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 7:13 PM, aravind vijayan
 wrote:
> Hi all,
>    Please visit this link:
>  http://www.debuntu.org/recover-root-password-single-user-mode-and-grub
>
> it tells about resetting root and other user passwords then What is the
> scope of linux security ...
> Aravind vijayan
> Elayidathukunnel
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Re: [ILUG-Cochin.org] Reset password..

[Bobinson K B]

Perhaps encryption  can help.

Another peculiar scenario we came across was a self destruct mechanism, in
addition to the normal precautions a self destruct routine was implemented
which was  invoked automagically destructing all useful information in the
system.

- Bobinson K B

On 1 July 2011 21:23, unni krishnan  wrote:

> That comes under something called physical security.
>
> You can do
>
> 1. Set bios password
>
> But still, its not secure. because, if the person can open the cabinet
> and reset the CMOS, then no use
>
> 2. Force linux to ask single user password
>
> Still not secure. If the person can put a live cd and mount your hard
> disk and edit the shadow file in the disk.
>
> Physical security is something that operating system cannot handle.
>
> bottom line
>
> There is nothing called 100% secure system. You can achieve that by
> putting your system in a bank locker after shutting it down. Even then
> I am not sure, if that bank locker is 100% secure ;-)
>
> On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 7:13 PM, aravind vijayan
>  wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >Please visit this link:
> >  http://www.debuntu.org/recover-root-password-single-user-mode-and-grub
> >
> > it tells about resetting root and other user passwords then What is the
> > scope of linux security ...
> > Aravind vijayan
> > Elayidathukunnel
> >
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Re: [ILUG-Cochin.org] Reset password..

[Renjith Ravindran]

i suppose 'security' as provided by any OS can be only applied to security
when in a network. ie when users are connected  to each other only logically
and not physically. No OS can protect your data if a Bad Guy gets physical
access to your computer, for get bios password and partition encryption , he
could just pull out your hard-disk and burn it!

On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 7:13 PM, aravind vijayan <
aravindvijayan224...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>Please visit this link:
>  http://www.debuntu.org/recover-root-password-single-user-mode-and-grub
>
> it tells about resetting root and other user passwords then What is the
> scope of linux security ...
> Aravind vijayan
> Elayidathukunnel
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