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Started by RLS0812 March 27, 2014 10:52 PM

6 comments, last by slicer4ever 10 years, 1 month ago

RLS0812

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March 27, 2014 10:52 PM

I am currently on a project that is extremely high security, and I can not get over how they handle site applications .

Everything I have been exposed to so far, uses Internet Explorer to connect to several different remote hosts on the internet for information - who's interface is pure JavaScript !

I asked the a site cyber security officer ( yes that is their job title ) why they do it that way, and he responded that it was recommended by a "cyber security" expert.

I can not say exactly what I am working on, but let's just say it is very security sensitive !

I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

slicer4ever

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March 27, 2014 11:12 PM

what do you mean by pure javascript, as in something like:

   if(inputPassword=="mypassword")

type of security on the webpage?

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RLS0812

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March 27, 2014 11:59 PM

what do you mean by pure javascript, as in something like:
   if(inputPassword=="mypassword")
type of security on the webpage?

If i even attempted to look at the source code I'd be fired and arrested ( no joke ).

The back end may be PHP / SQL, however the applications present quite a few glitches and bugs, indicating not-so-good programming practices.

I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

alnite

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March 28, 2014 05:20 AM

Security through obscurity FTW!

RLS0812

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April 02, 2014 09:09 PM

I just found out today they have virtually their entire personnel security network hooked up to IE ...

Would it have killed them to create a custom "high security" program with C++ to communicate with remote servers ?!

I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nypyren

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April 03, 2014 01:25 AM

The language doesn't matter. The techniques used do.

JohnnyCode

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April 08, 2014 04:16 PM

hmmm, using a browser that does not update itself in those days is the incredible security. This browser can be any secure as MS argues, but, in case of a fault detection, that happens every day, it will just start happily and do nothing, while some browsers, if run in high security mode, will not run untill fix for an issue comes ready to deploy. Also, IE has a habit of not being compatible with older windowses, doing miracles in kernel, so if it halts up, all you can do is switch off computer. Terrible software

slicer4ever

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April 08, 2014 07:18 PM

what do you mean by pure javascript, as in something like:
   if(inputPassword=="mypassword")
type of security on the webpage?
If i even attempted to look at the source code I'd be fired and arrested ( no joke ).

o man, i can't believe i missed this. That's a hilarious detorrent. If your security policy includes "click this button and your fired" their are some serious problems with the company.

Check out https://www.facebook.com/LiquidGames for some great games made by me on the Playstation Mobile market.

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