Re: SSL encryption hacked

2011-09-21 Thread stephen barncard
Richard, thanks for the tip. I don't have client side/browser problems, my hacker problems are on the server. Also I really don't like Firefox or Mozilla based products. Firefox/Noscript would be better for visits to Paypal I guess. On 21 September 2011 12:43, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Another go

Re: SSL encryption hacked

2011-09-21 Thread stephen barncard
So we're all screwed? On 21 September 2011 14:12, Bob Sneidar wrote: > "The fatal flaw making exploitation possible is the failure of JavaServer > Faces to implement AES/DES encryption algorithms correctly. The scheme > provides no way to sign the ciphertext or authenticate the block cipher > m

Re: SSL encryption hacked

2011-09-21 Thread Bob Sneidar
"The fatal flaw making exploitation possible is the failure of JavaServer Faces to implement AES/DES encryption algorithms correctly. The scheme provides no way to sign the ciphertext or authenticate the block cipher mode." That says it all. Incorrect implementation of server software. Bob >

Re: SSL encryption hacked

2011-09-21 Thread Bob Sneidar
I highly doubt that SSL was hacked, that is the encryption method itself. They probably back or side doored it. Bob On Sep 21, 2011, at 4:09 AM, Claudi Cornaz wrote: > Hi all, > > I came across this article and altough I don't know much about this I thought > it might interest some of you.

Re: SSL encryption hacked

2011-09-21 Thread Richard Gaskin
Another good reason to use NoScript. -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World LiveCode training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com Webzine for LiveCode developers: http://www.LiveCodeJournal.com LiveCode Journal blog: http://LiveCodejournal.com/blog.irv ___

Re: SSL encryption hacked

2011-09-21 Thread Keith (Gulf Breeze Ortho Lab)
Subject: Re: SSL encryption hacked Some of my Dreamhost accounts have been violated by a group of Malaysian script kiddies. I wonder what they used. My early investigation revealed pieces of code that appeared in a Wordpress media upload folder. This is the place where Wordpress puts imported photos

Re: SSL encryption hacked

2011-09-21 Thread stephen barncard
Some of my Dreamhost accounts have been violated by a group of Malaysian script kiddies. I wonder what they used. My early investigation revealed pieces of code that appeared in a Wordpress media upload folder. This is the place where Wordpress puts imported photos and other media. They had com