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Re: Weak response from RH
From: Benjamin Krueger <benjamin () seattlefenix net>
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2003 14:18:34 -0700
* Gregory A. Gilliss (ggilliss () netpublishing com) [031007 00:10]:
Remember last Wednesday's post labeled "Red Hat Certification for..."? Red Hat set up their training site so that the training price is displayed in the URL? Well, Red Hat responded! Here's how: they added a line to the Web page. They didn't change the URL or the price mechanism (you still can amuse yourself by making it look like Red Hat will pay you a gazillion dollars to take their course). Here's what it say now:Note: Please do not alter the price, date, or location indicated for your selected enrollment or it will not be processed. Thank you!In other words, we know that you can screw with our poorly coded Web site, and we can't be bothered to fix it, so if you try and fool us we will just ignore you. Security by Condescension! Go Red Hat - maybe M$ can try this next: please do not overflow the buffers in our application or we will not honor your EULA <G> FreeBSD rules! G
Remember that part of your CISSP training where they told you that risk evaluation is a critical aspect of infosec? I assume you did actually take that class because you've proudly mounted the title in your signature. Does this issue pose a big enough risk to divert web development resources from another project? They've mitigated the problem, making the associated parties aware of the issue and what to watch for. This seems like a reasonable approach. What justifies Redhat dedicating more resources to a problem that they obviously believe has been sufficiently mitigated? -- Benjamin Krueger "Nothing disables a giant space monkey quicker than an atomic wedgie" ps. Condescension. How does a request for users to refrain from fooling with the web form constitute condescension? _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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