This is a flaw in the implementation of TCP/IP in the OS at both ends: Allowing a unknown, unauthorized third party to reset a connection. Bruce described this could be used as a DOS attack. This is the essence. The great firewall of China is a popular example, because of the political dimension. Mention this as a defeat for the great firewall of china is a way of packaging the message.
Other countrys have such obligations too. In my time I had to pass a qualification test, before being able to get to technical college.
Cheating? Yes this is a common among students. Nothing new. Using new technology? In my time they where using a TI 59 programmable calculator to cheat.
The only difference: The article make it looks like those Chinese are more desperate. Or is it the aim of the article to sell some sensation? Like some tabloïds?
First of all: This proposal has nothing to do with stopping spam. (For the deaf among us, I repeat: NOTHING)
I don't wanna pay taxes for spam I recieve from US, China or whatever country.
If this was the case, I would forward all my spam to mr. Lamassoure. I hope a few 1000.000.000 fellow EU citizens will follow this example. At the end of the month, Mr. Lamassoure will have to look for a extra job to pay his spam taxes.
Actualy, there should be a fat overrated tax for propossing stupid laws. You know these guy gets a fat overrated paycheck from taxes payed by EU citizens?
This proposal is a stupid one, created by someone who doesn't understand one jota about internet.
The protocol smtp can be tunneled into other protocols to avoid taxes.
Actually the proposal itself is a flamebait. It realy pisses me off
But soon this will be over. The new lenovo pc will automagicly connect through the great firewall of China and deliver the chinese the coordinates to nuke slashdot dupe posters.
Does this mean that the next generation windows will exist in two flavors: A cheap version with a lots of online spam and a expensive spamfree version?
Of course they will give it a more commercial name.
Regular keys take seconds to defeat. The electronic ignitions take 20 minutes. That's a pretty big improvement in the grand scheme of things.
But on the contrary, the thief can work unnoticed 20 minutes in another car parked next to it. Actually they could have broken the software long before the theft. After 20 minutes, he makes a phone call and sombody enters the hacked vehicle and drive away. Nobody will see the difference even when you see it happen.
Regular keys takes seconds to defeat: This applys to regular thieves. When trying to break in they could get caught due to suspicious behaviour. The laptop hacker just walks to the car and opens it and drives away. Nothing suspicious about that.
Microsoft has been assuring education institutions that its only motivation is to get students using Windows Live, promising there are no ulterior plans.
The history of microsoft and the fact firefox users are doomed to use a basic service of windows live: They can't convince me.
Such a service should not depend on the browser you use.
This is more likely the wrong attitude for people who deliver software support.
I you are supporting software on a commercial base (Linux, Windows, Whatever..) this could happen also. But in the long run, bad supporters will disappear from the job.
Free (commercial also...) software support needs proper interaction between both the requester and the guru providing support.
I remember the case of a newbie who asked for urgent support, otherwhise it would cost him a lot of money and he didn't got the time to learn this linux stuff. I've kindly replied him, I was offering free support, as is. Urgent requests: pay a specialist. I also deleverid him some tested keywords I was sure he would find the correct answer, using the sites search engine.
It's all about attitude, from both sides. Software has not much to do with it. I'm working on a commercial helpdesk for several years.
...I feel there is some sort of a special responsibility for Germans to have at least a basic understanding how it happened.
Not only Germans have this responsibility. Except theire native language is German, they arent't different from you and me.
Bottom line: this could happen again, any time any place, and as always somebody will find some good reasons to "justify" this.
You should be very carefull about any practice which limits people freedom. Former Sovjet Republics, China comes to my mind, but also Guantanamo Bay. Everybody states he has a valid reason to act as he does.
Sure somebody will troll me down for this comment, but it weren't Germans who reached the newspapers for acting as Nazi's the last years.
Just to state the danger is everywhere.
Disclaimer: I'm not a German, not a communist, just a human being affecting his rights
Design note: modified password cracker to lift of correct numbers out of database. Use hacked computers to launch the attack. One correct number might be used several times.
Or easier: Just drop into to a store and note some numbers. As long as the experiation date on some products is respected, nobody will know.
This is correct if the information on a magnetic strip.
There are smartcards which have a chip card implemented, containing a secret key (PKI). In order to access this key, you need to provide a password.
AFAIK If you have obtained the password, you still need to obtain the smartcard. It can't (yet) be duplicated and the smartcard destroys itself after 5 invalid password attempts.
2. I may lose it
Since we are talking about a PKI infrastructure, the user can revoke his certificates stored on the card. Anybody could lose anything. The same applies to the money in you're wallet
3. It will probably break 1. I have to carry it around
Possible it will break. But having to carry around? Otherwise you need to carry the money around. A small plastic card doesn't make the difference in my wallet.
You should make a balance. Did this several times, categorizing a list with positive and negative aspects of my job compared to a new job offer.
- The people you work with: Are you happy with you're current collegeas? Having good collegeas is one of the most important things. - Salary: are you capable of living from it without troubles. - Technical level: Is the job interesting enough to stay? - Are there still job opportunities to reach a higher level in the current company? - Are there rumours or facts about a unhealthy economic situation of you're company? - Office hours? - Are you respected as a collegea? - Is you're knowledge repected?
and finally
What you expect to loose in you're new job?
As long as the balance turn out positive for the current job, you should stay.
The organization that put Libya in charge of human rights. Yes, Brilliant.
What are the following words associated to?
US, Human Rights, Guantanamo
You get the point? I don't believe the US is better or worse then Libya. I just have the impression there is a liberal interpretation going on about wrong or right, depending on the interests of some people.
I could have post this anonymously, but this is not a troll or a flamebait.
I agree. In my experience, it should be a hardware problem or a human error. (left alone possible troubles in the linux implemention of his application)
The only way we will know for sure: Hope he's using the same hardware for running his windows system. (Actually I hope he doesn't, if he really wanna sort his troubles out) If he's honnest enough changes are he will be back to post results.
Linux will crash faster on defective hardware, but if windows crashes on the same conditions, most of time you can't repair it. I had used linux long time ago as a reliable burnin test. Computers tested this way, where mentioned to run windows.
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This is a flaw in the implementation of TCP/IP in the OS at both ends:
Allowing a unknown, unauthorized third party to reset a connection.
Bruce described this could be used as a DOS attack. This is the essence.
The great firewall of China is a popular example, because of the political dimension.
Mention this as a defeat for the great firewall of china is a way of packaging the message.
Looks like a evaluation of the campaign itself.
This could have a reverse effect.
Suppose someone uses you're AP to attack a some website and succeeds.
he's using fake mac adresses and he don't give a damn he's using a honeypot.
What are you going to tell the cops when they knock on you're door?
I have all the logs of the attack?
In France you have to pass a bachelors exam before you might go to university.
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The bachelors exam is the final high school exam.
For the french speaking among us
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baccalaur%C3%A9at_(F
Other countrys have such obligations too.
In my time I had to pass a qualification test, before being able to get to technical college.
Cheating? Yes this is a common among students. Nothing new.
Using new technology? In my time they where using a TI 59 programmable calculator to cheat.
The only difference: The article make it looks like those Chinese are more desperate.
Or is it the aim of the article to sell some sensation? Like some tabloïds?
...is a trademark of real genius.
This guy has made a trademark violation.
Could anyone point me to positive results on catching would be terrorists entring the states? Specificly using this data?
In reality terrorists would enter the US through Mexico or Canada.
They would buy/catch their weapons in the states itself.
This has nothing to do with real security but everyting with control.
First of all: This proposal has nothing to do with stopping spam.
(For the deaf among us, I repeat: NOTHING)
I don't wanna pay taxes for spam I recieve from US, China or whatever country.
If this was the case, I would forward all my spam to mr. Lamassoure. I hope a few 1000.000.000 fellow EU citizens will follow this example.
At the end of the month, Mr. Lamassoure will have to look for a extra job to pay his spam taxes.
Actualy, there should be a fat overrated tax for propossing stupid laws.
You know these guy gets a fat overrated paycheck from taxes payed by EU citizens?
This proposal is a stupid one, created by someone who doesn't understand one jota about internet.
The protocol smtp can be tunneled into other protocols to avoid taxes.
Actually the proposal itself is a flamebait.
It realy pisses me off
But of course somebody will treat this as a flamebait.
Personnaly, I consider using US created Microsoft software a greater security risk then using chines hardware.
Just because the fact there are more bugs in the soft who could be exploited by anyone.
Yep,
:)
But soon this will be over.
The new lenovo pc will automagicly connect through the great firewall of China and deliver the chinese the coordinates to nuke slashdot dupe posters.
Just making the internet a safer place
The only pc's who don't have electronics "made in China" are part of musea colections.
Based on the novel "The forever war" of Joe Haldeman
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Marvano is responsible for the artwork.
http://www.bibliotheek.haacht.be/Mijn%20afbeeldin
Does this mean that the next generation windows will exist in two flavors:
A cheap version with a lots of online spam and a expensive spamfree version?
Of course they will give it a more commercial name.
Regular keys take seconds to defeat. The electronic ignitions take 20 minutes. That's a pretty big improvement in the grand scheme of things.
But on the contrary, the thief can work unnoticed 20 minutes in another car parked next to it. Actually they could have broken the software long before the theft. After 20 minutes, he makes a phone call and sombody enters the hacked vehicle and drive away.
Nobody will see the difference even when you see it happen.
Regular keys takes seconds to defeat: This applys to regular thieves. When trying to break in they could get caught due to suspicious behaviour.
The laptop hacker just walks to the car and opens it and drives away. Nothing suspicious about that.
Microsoft has been assuring education institutions that its only motivation is to get students using Windows Live, promising there are no ulterior plans.
The history of microsoft and the fact firefox users are doomed to use a basic service of windows live: They can't convince me.
Such a service should not depend on the browser you use.
This is more likely the wrong attitude for people who deliver software support.
...) software support needs proper interaction between both the requester and the guru providing support.
I you are supporting software on a commercial base (Linux, Windows, Whatever..) this could happen also. But in the long run, bad supporters will disappear from the job.
Free (commercial also
I remember the case of a newbie who asked for urgent support, otherwhise it would cost him a lot of money and he didn't got the time to learn this linux stuff.
I've kindly replied him, I was offering free support, as is. Urgent requests: pay a specialist. I also deleverid him some tested keywords I was sure he would find the correct answer, using the sites search engine.
It's all about attitude, from both sides. Software has not much to do with it.
I'm working on a commercial helpdesk for several years.
In my country:
The penalty for using a cell phone while driving is worse then the cost of a hands free set.
Pick you're choice.
This patent will have a negative effect on the hackers art of wardriving.
A few things are bothering me
The FBI agent attempted to buy software publicaly available through P2P!
This sound like wasted tax money.
What if he told the FBI agent: Just sent me a CD, i'll burn the stuff and Federal Express will charge you for the delivery costs!
...I feel there is some sort of a special responsibility for Germans to have at least a basic understanding how it happened.
Not only Germans have this responsibility. Except theire native language is German, they arent't different from you and me.
Bottom line: this could happen again, any time any place, and as always somebody will find some good reasons to "justify" this.
You should be very carefull about any practice which limits people freedom.
Former Sovjet Republics, China comes to my mind, but also Guantanamo Bay.
Everybody states he has a valid reason to act as he does.
Sure somebody will troll me down for this comment, but it weren't Germans who reached the newspapers for acting as Nazi's the last years.
Just to state the danger is everywhere.
Disclaimer: I'm not a German, not a communist, just a human being affecting his rights
Design note: modified password cracker to lift of correct numbers out of database. Use hacked computers to launch the attack.
One correct number might be used several times.
Or easier: Just drop into to a store and note some numbers. As long as the experiation date on some products is respected, nobody will know.
AFAIK a french gendarm has been considered by the french law as a military personal.
This distinction did exist on the time Napoleon was conquering parts of Europe.
4. Its code could be duped
This is correct if the information on a magnetic strip.
There are smartcards which have a chip card implemented, containing a secret key (PKI). In order to access this key, you need to provide a password.
AFAIK If you have obtained the password, you still need to obtain the smartcard. It can't (yet) be duplicated and the smartcard destroys itself after 5 invalid password attempts.
2. I may lose it
Since we are talking about a PKI infrastructure, the user can revoke his certificates stored on the card. Anybody could lose anything. The same applies to the money in you're wallet
3. It will probably break
1. I have to carry it around
Possible it will break. But having to carry around? Otherwise you need to carry the money around. A small plastic card doesn't make the difference in my wallet.
You should make a balance.
Did this several times, categorizing a list with positive and negative aspects of my job compared to a new job offer.
- The people you work with: Are you happy with you're current collegeas? Having good collegeas is one of the most important things.
- Salary: are you capable of living from it without troubles.
- Technical level: Is the job interesting enough to stay?
- Are there still job opportunities to reach a higher level in the current company?
- Are there rumours or facts about a unhealthy economic situation of you're company?
- Office hours?
- Are you respected as a collegea?
- Is you're knowledge repected?
and finally
What you expect to loose in you're new job?
As long as the balance turn out positive for the current job, you should stay.
The organization that put Libya in charge of human rights. Yes, Brilliant.
What are the following words associated to?
US, Human Rights, Guantanamo
You get the point? I don't believe the US is better or worse then Libya. I just have the impression there is a liberal interpretation going on about wrong or right, depending on the interests of some people.
I could have post this anonymously, but this is not a troll or a flamebait.
I agree. In my experience, it should be a hardware problem or a human error. (left alone possible troubles in the linux implemention of his application)
The only way we will know for sure: Hope he's using the same hardware for running his windows system. (Actually I hope he doesn't, if he really wanna sort his troubles out) If he's honnest enough changes are he will be back to post results.
Linux will crash faster on defective hardware, but if windows crashes on the same conditions, most of time you can't repair it.
I had used linux long time ago as a reliable burnin test. Computers tested this way, where mentioned to run windows.