Entries Tagged as 'General Info'

Vulnerability in ASP.NET Could Allow Information Disclosure

A common mistake is to assume that encryption protects the cookies from tampering so that if any data in the cookie is modified, the cookie will not decrypt correctly. However, there are a lot of ways to make mistakes in crypto implementations, and when crypto breaks, it usually breaks badly.

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Learning things from commercials

Apparently, "DROID" was mentioned once or twice in that "Star Wars" movie and if someone wants to use the term in an official product name, they've got to clear the rights with George and company.

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It's official... There may be life on Earth!

On Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, the LCROSS spacecraft successfully completed its first Earth-look calibration of its science payload. An additional Earth-look and a moon-look are scheduled for the remainder of the cruise phase of the mission.

During the Earth observations, the spacecraft’s spectrometers were able to detect the signatures of the Earth’s water, ozone, methane, oxygen, carbon dioxide and possibly vegetation.

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