There is a mod called Knights of the White Stallion that expands the faction with the same name in the original oblivion. Perhaps in some point of time (i.e. at GameStop) someone mistook it for an official expansion? Seems weird for a retail store, but it could have happened anywhere in the chain.
Of course if the military does a code audit on Linux they would have contribute back the patches so it is a win win situation.
Does the military (or any other security related branch of govt.) has ever contributed bug reports/fixes to OSS? I can see reasons why they wouldn't want to do it (i.e. keeping foreign intel. from knowing that they are working with this and that software systems).
I've read the article before it hit/. and their conclusion is that there is no clear winner..Net outperforms OSS solutions on some tests and vice-versa. The surprising(*) results are how good WAMP performed in some of the tests (if you really want specifics RTFA). Here is a direct link to the tests.
* - I've seen similar results in benchmarks of Mono &.Net, i.e. Mono apps with.Net framework vs pure.Net and pure Mono, so although there is no connection between JIT compilers and web servers performance, the trend is there. Too bad the article haven't touched Mono.
What about Damn Small Linux with the default Fluxbox? OpenBSD also worked well on a Pentium with 48MB I've got around here. Granted, these are not as well suited to the home user as Ubuntu+Gnome, but it just shows there is some potential.
Well, I guess the best choice is to remember them yourself. If you really need to manage a database of passwords then you should encrypt the database with one master password which you will need to remember (one password vs many passwords). This is also how OSX keychain works, according to this article. It is also possible to encrypt the database with a key which is only available on a usb stick (for example) and use the usb stick to decrypt it.
Still one way hash - the "server" calculates the hash and stores it, and when it receives the password from the "client" (if it is a real client-server-over-network scenario then obviously you should transfer the password safely, uing SSH for example) it calculates its hash and compares it with the stored hash. If it's a match - bingo. Because it is much more problematic to get the password from its calculated hash, it is safer to store the hash and not the password. In its most basic form you can still attack it (Rainbow tables) but you can defend against it with salting.
Hey, just found through that wikipedia article about salting this article about Storing Passwords - done right. Haven't read it myself really, but from skimming I can see that it implements a salted hash mechanism in C# & ASP. Maybe it could prove useful to you or others.
Funny enough, according to the latest on demand scanning test from this site, Norton Anti-Virus scored a very high grade in this test (better even than AntiVir and Avast!) and the highest possible mark (100%) in detection of polymorphic viruses.
Oh please... not those accusations again that we try to imitate god! That's just foolish accusInuX! Kolswja herg fwawq erglo FwrgSG, Gewrty lIdgOsr KfasRvadaq - SefrtArc! Qwesc folamo?
However, it occurs to me that the best measure of Microsoft's success in security is the market price for 10,000 infections. For example, if Vista turns out to be an inpenatrible tank, we should see the price go up to 50 or 100 bucks, maybe more.
The only problem is that the effect is far from being immediate. Look at Windows XP for example. It took a little less than 2.5 years (April/May 2004 - October 25, 2001) for it to hold more than 50% of the OS space. And thats really only for the more informed internet users - those who visit W3Schools. In the real (home pc) world the results are probably a little more inclined towards the unsecure side. And even if we leave out the Win98 machines, how much of the XP/2000 machines are properly patched? And how much will continue to be unpatched XP machines after Vista? And thats even without taking into account the Vista adoption problems.
It reminds me of the experiment where someone wore mirror glasses that flipped the world upside-down. After a week or so, everything seemed normal..lla ta melborp on htiw noisiv lamron ot kcab detsujdaer I ees nac uoy sA.tnemirepxe taht ni trap koot yllautca I
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There is a mod called Knights of the White Stallion that expands the faction with the same name in the original oblivion. Perhaps in some point of time (i.e. at GameStop) someone mistook it for an official expansion? Seems weird for a retail store, but it could have happened anywhere in the chain.
But I don't believe it 'till Netcraft confirms it
Because then patching a severe 0day exploit would take 5 weeks Regular-Government-Time instead of the regualar 3 weeks.
Oh... So North Korea didn't really fire those missiles?
Let's have a party! Invite Linus and Stallman! :)
I can already see the flame war - "That's GNU/Tomahawk you asshole!!"
Of course if the military does a code audit on Linux they would have contribute back the patches so it is a win win situation.
Does the military (or any other security related branch of govt.) has ever contributed bug reports/fixes to OSS?
I can see reasons why they wouldn't want to do it (i.e. keeping foreign intel. from knowing that they are working with this and that software systems).
I've read the article before it hit /. and their conclusion is that there is no clear winner. .Net outperforms OSS solutions on some tests and vice-versa. The surprising(*) results are how good WAMP performed in some of the tests (if you really want specifics RTFA). Here is a direct link to the tests.
.Net, i.e. Mono apps with .Net framework vs pure .Net and pure Mono, so although there is no connection between JIT compilers and web servers performance, the trend is there.
* - I've seen similar results in benchmarks of Mono &
Too bad the article haven't touched Mono.
What about Damn Small Linux with the default Fluxbox?
OpenBSD also worked well on a Pentium with 48MB I've got around here.
Granted, these are not as well suited to the home user as Ubuntu+Gnome, but it just shows there is some potential.
Maybe /.'s icon for MS is more appropriate than we thought...
I think it's about time to write an OS in LISP
It's called emacs...
the real step is pondering WHETHER IT CAN RUN LINUX!
Obviously in soviet russia linux ponders you... or... something...
Well, I guess the best choice is to remember them yourself. If you really need to manage a database of passwords then you should encrypt the database with one master password which you will need to remember (one password vs many passwords). This is also how OSX keychain works, according to this article.
It is also possible to encrypt the database with a key which is only available on a usb stick (for example) and use the usb stick to decrypt it.
Still one way hash - the "server" calculates the hash and stores it,
and when it receives the password from the "client" (if it is a real client-server-over-network scenario then obviously you should transfer the password safely, uing SSH for example) it calculates its hash and compares it with the stored hash. If it's a match - bingo.
Because it is much more problematic to get the password from its calculated hash, it is safer to store the hash and not the password.
In its most basic form you can still attack it (Rainbow tables) but you can defend against it with salting.
Hey, just found through that wikipedia article about salting this article about Storing Passwords - done right. Haven't read it myself really, but from skimming I can see that it implements a salted hash mechanism in C# & ASP. Maybe it could prove useful to you or others.
192 comments in a pirates story and no mentioning of the FSM??
You all should be ashamed of yourself
and yes, I know, immediately...
Am I the only one who when he saw Zimmermann and encryption in the headline thought immidiately of the other Zimmermann?
Funny enough, according to the latest on demand scanning test from this site, Norton Anti-Virus scored a very high grade in this test (better even than AntiVir and Avast!) and the highest possible mark (100%) in detection of polymorphic viruses.
They just couldn't wait for the release of Spore...
Oh please... not those accusations again that we try to imitate god! That's just foolish accusInuX! Kolswja herg fwawq erglo FwrgSG, Gewrty lIdgOsr KfasRvadaq - SefrtArc! Qwesc folamo?
Gorcsa fidxa mesa mesa Hsefa, Vsalohj suvs csa. Raex jombale kuzu kaza mio picha. Gsalo mca dgwx Hosfzas farfew, jvyf gisam kupam.
However, it occurs to me that the best measure of Microsoft's success in security is the market price for 10,000 infections. For example, if Vista turns out to be an inpenatrible tank, we should see the price go up to 50 or 100 bucks, maybe more.
The only problem is that the effect is far from being immediate. Look at Windows XP for example.
It took a little less than 2.5 years (April/May 2004 - October 25, 2001) for it to hold more than 50% of the OS space.
And thats really only for the more informed internet users - those who visit W3Schools. In the real (home pc) world the results are probably a little more inclined towards the unsecure side. And even if we leave out the Win98 machines, how much of the XP/2000 machines are properly patched? And how much will continue to be unpatched XP machines after Vista? And thats even without taking into account the Vista adoption problems.
Post the IPs in a /. story and ket the problem solve itself.
oblivion for mobile phones
So... that's like what, 1e-8 FPS?
This will create an interesting debate about their products:
What came first, the unsecure OS or the Rootkit?
It reminds me of the experiment where someone wore mirror glasses that flipped the world upside-down. After a week or so, everything seemed normal. .lla ta melborp on htiw noisiv lamron ot kcab detsujdaer I ees nac uoy sA .tnemirepxe taht ni trap koot yllautca I
Don't forget the finely-tuned process of re-posting it after a few days.