full-disclosure - Re: Full-Disclosure Digest, Vol 34, Issue 31

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Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:41:57 -0800
From: "Kristian Erik Hermansen" <kristian.hermansen@...il.com>
To: "Andrew A" <gluttony@...il.com>
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Full-Disclosure Digest, Vol 34, Issue 31

On Dec 12, 2007 9:01 PM,  "Andrew A" <gluttony@...il.com> wrote:
> Actually, the suggested prevention tactic is to create a post variable in
> your form of type "hidden" with a securely generated one-time ticket that an
> attacker would not be able to scrape without performing an xmlhttp call,
> therefore signalling a (real) security problem with the app in question.
> Requiring the user to re-input their login credentials for every database
> write would be absolutely ridiculous from both a design and security
> perspective.
>
> But then again, you must know all this with your extensive experience in web
> app security and development.

Yeah dude, we would call that a nonce.  Your definition is fine too though...
-- 
Kristian Erik Hermansen
"I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious."

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