LinuxSecurity.com Feature Extras:
Password guessing as an attack vector - Using password guessing as an attack vector. Over the years we've been taught a strong password must be long and complex to be considered secure. Some of us have taken that notion to heart and always ensure our passwords are strong. But some don't give a second thought to the complexity or length of our password.
Squid and Digest Authentication - Digest AuthenticationDigest Authentication hashes the password before transmitting over the wire. Essentially it sends a message digest generated from multiple items including username, realm and nonce value. If you want to know more see (RFC 2617).
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Mandriva: 2011:196: ipmitool (Dec 28) | ||
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Mandriva: 2011:195: krb5-appl (Dec 28) | ||
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Mandriva: 2011:194: icu (Dec 27) | ||
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Mandriva: 2011:193: squid (Dec 27) | ||
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Mandriva: 2011:192: mozilla (Dec 23) | ||
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Red Hat: 2011:1854-01: krb5-appl: Critical Advisory (Dec 28) | ||
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Red Hat: 2011:1853-01: krb5: Critical Advisory (Dec 28) | ||
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Red Hat: 2011:1852-02: krb5-appl: Critical Advisory (Dec 27) | ||
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Red Hat: 2011:1851-01: krb5: Critical Advisory (Dec 27) | ||
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Red Hat: 2011:1849-01: kernel: Important Advisory (Dec 22) | ||
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Ubuntu: 1254-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities (Dec 22) | ||
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