XSA Attack Stopping the cross-site authentication attack
Oct 31, 2005A new form of phishing attack deposits an HTML tag on the vulnerable service to trap users into authenticating.
more »Admin Workshop: Resolvers Insider Tips: Resolving Names in DNS
Sep 30, 2005The resolver is the window from your computer to the global DNS system. Simply typing a URL awakens a link to computers all over the world.
more »Books
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Charly's Column The Sysadmin’s Daily Grind: Portfwd
Aug 31, 2005Incoming TCP connections do not always end up where they are supposed to. A freely configurable redirector points digital debris in the direction of a new and better place.
more »TCP Hijacking Understanding and preventing TCP attacks
Aug 31, 2005It is quite easy to take a TCP connection down using a RST attack, and this risk increases with applications that need long-term connections, such as VPNs, DNS zone transfers, and BGP. We’ll describe how a TCP attack can happen, and we’ll show you some simple techniques for protecting your network.
more »Socks 5 Examining the generic Socks version 5 proxy protocol
Jun 30, 2005Socks is a universal proxy protocol for TCP and UDP that allows internal hosts to securely pass the firewall and authenticates users. This article describes the latest version of the Socks proxy protocol and shows how to implement it.
more »ARP Spoofing ARP spoofing and poisoning
Jun 30, 2005Any user on a LAN can sniff and manipulate local traffic. ARP spoofing and poisoning techniques give an attacker an easy way in.
more »Security Intro Knowing the ways of the enemy
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