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Why is the Java download only offered via HTTP, not HTTPS?

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Marcel

I am looking to get the newest Java package on http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

However, I can not open that page using https, which seems to leave open a great opportunity for “drive-by dow… Continue reading Why is the Java download only offered via HTTP, not HTTPS?→

Posted in Download, java, man-in-the-middle, TLS

How to effectively test for username enumeration risk?

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Marcel

I am responsible for some public-facing web applications, and I want to test these for the username enumeration risk as explained in Testing for User Enumeration and Guessable User Account (OWASP-AT-002) by the OWASP project…. Continue reading How to effectively test for username enumeration risk?→

Posted in Asp.Net, penetration-test, user-enumeration

How robust is a VeraCrypt Container against disk errors (bit rot)?

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Marcel

I am planning to encrypt backup data using VeraCrypt. How safe are the generated containers? My worries is not so much the encryption, but potential data loss due to degrading harddisk media (bit rot) over time.

Currently I have an extern… Continue reading How robust is a VeraCrypt Container against disk errors (bit rot)?→

Posted in backup, bit-rot, integrity, VeraCrypt

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