AW: IE Changes / Software Patents

[Michael Elsdörfer <michael () elsdoerfer net>]

> Does anyone care to wager how many security vulnerabilities Microsoft will
> create by making this change?

None. There are still the security settings, which are currently used.

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com [mailto:full-disclosure-
> admin () lists netsys com] Im Auftrag von Joel R. Helgeson
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 8. Oktober 2003 13:52
> An: full-disclosure () lists netsys com
> Betreff: Re: [Full-Disclosure] IE Changes / Software Patents
>
> Does anyone care to wager how many security vulnerabilities Microsoft will
> create by making this change?
>
> Joel R. Helgeson
> Director of Networking & Security Services
> SymetriQ Corporation
>
> "Give a man fire, and he'll be warm for a day; set a man on fire, and
> he'll
> be warm for the rest of his life."
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rainer Gerhards" <rgerhards () hq adiscon com>
> To: <full-disclosure () lists netsys com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 2:36 PM
> Subject: [Full-disclosure] IE Changes / Software Patents
>
>
> > I just found a very interesting effect of software patents:
> >
> > http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2003/oct03/10-06EOLASPR.asp
> >
> > As was posted on this list not so far ago, Microsoft lost a case against
> > Eolas on some aspects of ActiveX embedding in IE. Their technical
> > reaction is a good sample of what software patents cause:
> >
> > http://msdn.microsoft.com/ieupdate/activexchanges.asp
> >
> > In short
> >
> > - a lot of web pages are broken (even PDF should not work in all cases)
> > - the user will become educated to press OK on popups even more often
> > - wild workarounds are created (base64 encode the parameter instead
> > passing it clear-text) to avoid patented code
> >
> > That last point is not written directly in the msdn document, but I read
> > between the lines this will be the preferred workaround.
> >
> > Isn't that nicely?
> >
> > Rainer
> >
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