davidh
July 17th, 2010, 05:28 AM
Researchers: Password crack could affect millions
Cloud computing environments make 'timing attacks' more viable, researchers say
By Robert McMillan, IDG News Service
July 15, 2010 06:33 PM ET
A well-known cryptographic attack could be used by hackers to log into Web applications used by millions of users, according to two security experts who plan to discuss the issue at an upcoming security conference.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/071510-researchers-password-crack-could-affect.html?source=nww_rss
If this is true, I would guess that the only fix would be at the server end.
Read it and weep :( Mad Magazine's spy versus spy?
Cloud computing environments make 'timing attacks' more viable, researchers say
By Robert McMillan, IDG News Service
July 15, 2010 06:33 PM ET
A well-known cryptographic attack could be used by hackers to log into Web applications used by millions of users, according to two security experts who plan to discuss the issue at an upcoming security conference.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/071510-researchers-password-crack-could-affect.html?source=nww_rss
If this is true, I would guess that the only fix would be at the server end.
Read it and weep :( Mad Magazine's spy versus spy?