| ActiveMac | Anonymous | Create a User | Reviews | News | Forums | Advertise |
|
|
|
User Controls |
|
New User |
|
Login |
|
Edit/View My Profile |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ActiveMac |
|
Articles |
|
Forums |
|
Links |
|
News |
|
News Search |
|
Reviews |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
News Centers |
|
Windows/Microsoft |
|
DVD |
|
ActiveHardware |
|
Xbox |
|
MaINTosh |
|
News Search |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ANet Chats |
|
The Lobby |
|
Special Events Room |
|
Developer's Lounge |
|
XBox Chat |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FAQ's |
|
Windows 98/98 SE |
|
Windows 2000 |
|
Windows Me |
|
Windows "Whistler" XP |
|
Windows CE |
|
Internet Explorer 6 |
|
Internet Explorer 5 |
|
Xbox |
|
DirectX |
|
DVD's |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TopTechTips |
|
Registry Tips |
|
Windows 95/98 |
|
Windows 2000 |
|
Internet Explorer 4 |
|
Internet Explorer 5 |
|
Windows NT Tips |
|
Program Tips |
|
Easter Eggs |
|
Hardware |
|
DVD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Latest Reviews |
|
Applications |
|
Microsoft Windows XP Professional |
|
Norton SystemWorks 2002 |
|
|
|
Hardware |
|
Intel Personal Audio Player 3000 |
|
Microsoft Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Site News/Info |
|
About This Site |
|
Affiliates |
|
ANet Forums |
|
Contact Us |
|
Default Home Page |
|
Link To Us |
|
Links |
|
Member Pages |
|
Site Search |
|
Awards |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credits |
 |
IE Flaw Leaves Users Open to Data Theft | |
|
||
| Time: 00:01 EST/05:01 GMT | News Source: eWeek | Posted By: Robert Stein | ||
|
There is a severe flaw in Microsoft Corp.'s ubiquitous Internet Explorer browser that could enable a malicious Web site operator to hijack user sessions and steal their credit card numbers and other sensitive data. The flaw lies in the way that IE verifies the validity of digital certificates issued to Web sites that offer SSL (Secure Socket Layer)-enabled connections. Such certificates are typically issued and signed by CAs (certificate authorities) such as VeriSign Inc. and list the URL of the Web site to which they are issued. When a user connects via the SSL protocol to a Web site, the user's browser will check the certificate to ensure that the domain listed on it matches the ones to which the browser is connected. | ||
|
Write Comment
Return to News |
Displaying 526 through 547 of 547 Prev | First |
The time now is
6:33:50 PM
ET.
Any comment problems? E-mail us |
|
Write Comment
Return to News |
Displaying 526 through 547 of 547 Prev | First |
The time now is
6:33:50 PM
ET.
Any comment problems? E-mail us |
