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re: Most common keystroke loggers?
From: <mz4ph0d () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 10:18:26 +1100
At 9:41 AM +1100 2/12/05, Lyal Collins wrote:
In 1996, this virtual keypad concept was broken by taking 10x10 pixel images under the cursor click, showing the number/letters used in that password. Virtual keypads are just a minor change of tactics, not a long term resolution to this risk, imho.
While it's obviously NOT the most secure way, that absolutely nothing can be considered secure if the system is compromised, that it would depend on either depending on either Javascript being enabled on the client-side or using Java (or perhaps Flash) for the interface elements, and using a random system to interpret the results (because the interaction with the server over the network can also likely be parsed), etc, etc ... What about a system that used a randomly built and placed keyboard where the button (or more effectively the entire keyboard, though less usable obviously) went blank on mouseover and click? That would at least stop two of those problems, those being basic keylogging, and screenshots of the hotspot on click. At least then if a system like this is the only one that is deemed doable it would be more secure than one that didn't have those features. Yes? It may as well be on the higher end of insecure than the lower end, (if "insecure" can be seen as a scale, as unfortunately it often has to be in the real world with budgets and stupid management). Z. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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