Wireshark is almost (but not quite) a fork. Normally a "fork" of an open source project results in two names, web sites, development teams, support infrastructures, etc. This is the case with Wireshark except for one notable exception -- every member of the core development team is now working on Wireshark.
While it's great to suspect some extortion/conspiracy theory, the signed driver requirement is in place so that it'll be much harder for Hacker McPhee to install that driver rootkit on your machine.
and they have to transfer the PIN from the keypad to the card via the terminal that has the mag stripe data.
No, the PIN will never leaves the PINpad. The PINpads must be type approved by EMVco http://www.emvco.com/ A hash of the PIN is passes from the terminal to the PINpad which validates the PIN supplied by the customer. A signal is passed back to the till which confirms the PIN was valid.
There are strict restrictions placed on the retailer as to how much of the card data can be saved or logged.
The supermarket now has all the information from the mag stripe, and also has your PIN.
I don't think that the supermarket has your PIN, more like the one way encrypted PIn information is passed from the point of sale terminal to the PIN pad. The PIN pad checks that the PIN entered is valid then the till will request authorisation from the acquirer.
The full system is validated by the acquirers, if the retailer was found to be holding PIN information or modifying the certified PINpad hardware the retailer would be stopped from using the credit card authorisation facility.
I'm pretty sure that with the new chip and PIN cards that have recently been introduced in the UK, the PIN never leaves the card reader. The PIN is validated within the reader. The Point of sale system will have no access to this information and thus no chance of the creation of a database of PIN numbers.
The card issuer however will know the PIN
I would still be happier with a photo on the credit/debit card, Its a little more dificult to steal my face.
Microsoft outlined a fix that involved modifying the registry key for USB 2.0. However, since then the company has realized that this is an impractical fix for most users, and is working on a new fix that could involve a BIOS update patch
What! Microsift to patch the BIOS Not on my notebook
Last year, in the 26 UK police forces that now record the crime, there were 14,176 confirmed thefts of number-plates. Up to one in 250 vehicles may be entering the London congestion charge zone on false number-plates and more than £14 million is lost annually by petrol stations from drive-offs, mostly involving cloned cars.
To counter this it looks like that the British government is looking at RFID tags in numberplates
(i) Electronic tagging has the potential to provide the most reliable method of preventing the misrepresentation of a vehicle's identity through the display on its number plate of the registration mark of another vehicle ie "ringing" or "cloning."
There was a known fault on some of the ATMS where the "picker" and the "presenter" units could go into a runaway condition.
This happened on London's Edgeware Road while the shutter (remember them) was open. So there we were with the ATM spewing £5's and &10s all over the street as fast as it could pick them.
A number of passers by collected up the money while another went into the bank to alert the staff.
Amazingly when the bank balanced the ATM they found that there was no money missing.
A retrofit was quicly engineered to prevent the presenter motors running when the picker unit was in operation.
What happens when five people complain The journal roll is checked and the five failed transactions are found to occur between two of your transactions. I don't think you have to try this too many times before they are onto you
Quite right Zog the Undeniable,the RFID code is unique for each item not for each product.
In addition the RFID tag can be read write (e.g. Selling price/Store/date) The RFID tag can be embedded and or invisible, You don't wear your shirt with the barcode on it. The RFID Tag can be read without your knowledge. It's not to easy reading a bar code in a bag of shopping.
Is it no about time somebody put some thought into how an Office Suite integrates with the network.
No particular andvances in network aware word processing seem to have been made since Wang OIS 20 years ago.
We have monolithic Office Applications, both closed source and open source, re-inventing the wheel through the browser interface seems like a big waste of time.
How about a Client Server Word processor, with the ability to check out chapters, a central indexing application, centrally contolled template library, and library access contol and centralised reporting on who has opened and editing documents.
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The smart thing would be to send somebody out with a free cup of coffee and get him hooked.
Or a tissue
How about a USB extension lead and mount the whole device in the can?
From the wiresahrk FAQ
I'd by a Garmin GPS, a Yupiteru scanner and a decent FM/LW/SW radio (not Sony: DRM)
While it's great to suspect some extortion/conspiracy theory, the signed driver requirement is in place so that it'll be much harder for Hacker McPhee to install that driver rootkit on your machine.
But it won't do anything to stop Hacker McSony
Hehe
I've brainwashed my kids, when on the train near Reading (England) they boo at the Microsoft HQ
The sun has never been seen at night. Not once in recorded history. Coincidence?
Are you sure, not even in the land of the midnight sun?
and they have to transfer the PIN from the keypad to the card via the terminal that has the mag stripe data.
No, the PIN will never leaves the PINpad. The PINpads must be type approved by EMVco http://www.emvco.com/ A hash of the PIN is passes from the terminal to the PINpad which validates the PIN supplied by the customer. A signal is passed back to the till which confirms the PIN was valid.
There are strict restrictions placed on the retailer as to how much of the card data can be saved or logged.
I don't think that the supermarket has your PIN, more like the one way encrypted PIn information is passed from the point of sale terminal to the PIN pad. The PIN pad checks that the PIN entered is valid then the till will request authorisation from the acquirer.
The full system is validated by the acquirers, if the retailer was found to be holding PIN information or modifying the certified PINpad hardware the retailer would be stopped from using the credit card authorisation facility.
I'm pretty sure that with the new chip and PIN cards that have recently been introduced in the UK, the PIN never leaves the card reader. The PIN is validated within the reader.
The Point of sale system will have no access to this information and thus no chance of the creation of a database of PIN numbers.
The card issuer however will know the PIN
I would still be happier with a photo on the credit/debit card, Its a little more dificult to steal my face.
slashnik
Not wanting to feed the troll but
I thought that it was reported that they used Microsoft Flight Simulator
from the "Postscript to the paperback edition." HG&HG
"We would also like to state that we have NO interest, beyond the historical and archaeoological,...."
What! Microsift to patch the BIOS
Not on my notebook
Yeah, but she's got some front, turning around and giving me a sulty look when there's a f'ing dalek in front of her.
Run girl or your toast
Fzzzzzzzt
To Late
Unless rose has add on parts theres no way she can piss on the dalek from that position
Get out and examine a girl
Of course, if Linux became the mainstream desktop OS, this would be a non-issue.
You're right! That's because nobody could figure out how to patch their machines int he first place!
Thats how it works in XP, and what percentage of XP users can patch their machines
Except that the biggest reason for numberplate cloning is recognition cameras.
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from http://www.aatrust.com/index.asp?PageID=31&Year=2
Last year, in the 26 UK police forces that now record the crime, there were 14,176 confirmed thefts of number-plates. Up to one in 250 vehicles may be entering the London congestion charge zone on false number-plates and more than £14 million is lost annually by petrol stations from drive-offs, mostly involving cloned cars.
To counter this it looks like that the British government is looking at RFID tags in numberplates
from http://www.dvla.gov.uk/public/consult/vrm_securit
(i) Electronic tagging has the potential to provide the most reliable method of preventing the misrepresentation of a vehicle's identity through the display on its number plate of the registration mark of another vehicle ie "ringing" or "cloning."
slashnik
In the late 80's,
There was a known fault on some of the ATMS where the "picker" and the "presenter" units could go into a runaway condition.
This happened on London's Edgeware Road while the shutter (remember them) was open.
So there we were with the ATM spewing £5's and &10s all over the street as fast as it could pick them.
A number of passers by collected up the money while another went into the bank to alert the staff.
Amazingly when the bank balanced the ATM they found that there was no money missing.
A retrofit was quicly engineered to prevent the presenter motors running when the picker unit was in operation.
I've noticed that the ATMs I use most frequently eject the card before handing out the cash
This is good practice on another level.
You go to the machine to get cash.
If you get your cash first you are more likely to leave without your card.
What happens when five people complain
The journal roll is checked and the five failed transactions are found to occur between two of your transactions.
I don't think you have to try this too many times before they are onto you
I think that Microsoft have got a patent on interlocking gear trains.
Quite right Zog the Undeniable,the RFID code is unique for each item not for each product.
In addition the RFID tag can be read write (e.g. Selling price/Store/date)
The RFID tag can be embedded and or invisible, You don't wear your shirt with the barcode on it.
The RFID Tag can be read without your knowledge. It's not to easy reading a bar code in a bag of shopping.
It's been around for over a decade. It's called Lotus Notes
Well said
How about an Open Source Notes then or even
Come on IBM open up Lotus Notes
Is it no about time somebody put some thought into how an Office Suite integrates with the network.
No particular andvances in network aware word processing seem to have been made since Wang OIS 20 years ago.
We have monolithic Office Applications, both closed source and open source, re-inventing the wheel through the browser interface seems like a big waste of time.
How about a Client Server Word processor, with the ability to check out chapters, a central indexing application, centrally contolled template library, and library access contol and centralised reporting on who has opened and editing documents.