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A recent vulnerability called 'Padding Oracle' has just been found for ASP.Net apps. Using this vulnerability an attacker can: a. Download files within an ASP.NET Application like the web.config file (say goodbye to your connection strings). b. Decrypt data sent to the client in an encrypted state, like ViewState data within a page (did you [...]
All right folks, finally here's the FAQ I promised. Q: What features will the first release of getMeta have? A: As mentioned in my previous post, the initial version will have only the below features: * Movie Search with metadata retrieval * Posters and Backdrop retrieval * Folder processing Q: Will it be a final [...]
I loved using MetaBrower, it was a great app and it still is. However, it's no longer free and that something which saddens me. Initially when it decided that it will be paid and a yearly "subscription fee" of $20 will be applicable, IMHO, I thought it was a little more (considering you end up [...]
Tata Indicom broadband customers face one very irritating issue. Whenever they need to access the internet, they need to open a browser window, logon to the URL and keep the browser window open as long as they're accessing the internet. Now, I myself am a TIBB customer and I find it very frustrating to keep [...]
This is a bit old but good one. How sharp is your right brain? Here's a quick test to find out. Look at the below image and see if you can find the image of a man as fast as you can.
I'm not a big fan of Youtube and generally avoid "cool video" suggestions from my friends. But, every once in a while I do come across some beautiful and creative videos, this is one happens to be one of them. This video highlights the transition of visual effects right from early 1900s uptill now. It's [...]
Data-loss is not uncommon. Sooner or later one faces it, in one form or the other. And when it happens to us, some of us leave it, not giving it much thought, some of us make our best attempts to retrieve it. If we're successful, great, if not, we let go of it then. Though, [...]
A current, single-sided, standard DVD can hold 4.7 GB of information. That's about the size of an average two-hour, standard-definition movie with a few extra features. But a high-definition movie, which has a much clearer image, takes up about five times more bandwidth and therefore requires a disc with about five times more storage. As [...]
Need to decrypt encrypted files on Win XP? Just follow the below steps: 1. Login as Administrator 2. Go to Start/Run and type in cmd and click OK. At the prompt type cipher /r:Eagent and press enter This prompt will then display: Please type in the password to protect your .PFX file: Type in your [...]