Entry 54465 (Berkeley CSUA MOTD)

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2025/07/12 [General] UID:1000 Activity:popular

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2012/8/26-11/7 [Computer/SW/Security] UID:54465 Activity:nil

8/26    Poll: how many of you pub/priv key users: 1) use private keys that
        are not password protected 2) password protect your private keys
        but don't use ssh-agent 3) use ssh-agent:
        1) .
        2) ..
        3) ...
        \_ I also use empty passphrased private keys, but place them
           on an encrypted partition and symlink to them.  Useful for
           scripted stuff, like automatic uploading of security camera
           footage.
           \_ Good idea, thanks.
        \_ It's worth noting that OS X 10.7+ (10.6+?) automatically uses
           ssh-agent

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8/29    There was once a CSUA web page which runs an SSH client for logging
        on to soda.  Does that page still exist?  Can someone remind me of the
        URL please?  Thx.
        \_ what do you mean? instruction on how to ssh into soda?
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8/6     Amazon and Apple have lame security policies:
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         want to add a credit card number to the account. All you need is the
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2012/7/13-8/19 [Computer/SW/Security, Computer/Companies/Yahoo] UID:54436 Activity:nil

7/13    Why would Yahoo store passwords unencrypted?  I recall that even 20+
        years ago the passwords stored in /etc/passwd on instructional
        machines here at Cal were one-way encrypted.  (I think those were
        Ultrix machines.)
        \_ Doesn't this say anything already?
           http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=YHOO+Interactive#symbol=yhoo;range=5y
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2012/7/18-8/19 [Health/Men, Computer/SW/Security] UID:54438 Activity:nil

7/18    "Largest penis record holder arouses security suspicions at airport"
        http://www.csua.org/u/x2f (in.news.yahoo.com)
        \_ I often have that same problem.
        \_ I think the headline writer had some fun with that one.
           \_ One time when I glanced over a Yahoo News headline "U.S. busts
              largest-ever identity theft ring" all I saw was "U.S. busts
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2012/4/23-6/1 [Computer/SW/WWW/Browsers] UID:54360 Activity:nil

4/19    My Firefox 3.6.28 pops up a Software Update box that reads "Your
        version of Firefox will soon be vulnerable to online attacks."  Are
        they planning to turn off some security feature in my version of
        Firefox?
        \_ Not as such, no, but they're no longer developing this version,
           so if a 3.6.x-targeted hack shows up, you're not going to get
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2011/11/8-30 [Computer/SW/Security, Computer/SW/OS/Windows] UID:54218 Activity:nil

11/8    ObM$Sucks
        http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms11-083
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           vulnerabilities that people have been finding?
           \_ "The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an
               attacker sends a continuous flow of specially crafted UDP
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2011/11/11-30 [Computer/SW/Security] UID:54224 Activity:nil

11/11   MacOSX's Sandbox security hole:
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