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QuestionNetwork drive UNC? Pin
21-Nov-01 20:45
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Bruce Duncan21-Nov-01 21:08
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Deian21-Nov-01 20:06
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GeneralHacking into system Dlls Pin
21-Nov-01 14:30
suss21-Nov-01 14:30 
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Rassman22-Nov-01 2:16
Rassman22-Nov-01 2:16 
I think that you may be confusing the key with the password.

Lets say a hacker virus got onto your compuetr, then it managed to fool your anti-virus into thinking that changing a system dll is ok. Then the hacker finds and passes the key to himself. This part of cause is possible, so I'm not saying it can't be done somehow. We have to assume that not all software users are as aware as us here of how important security on a PC is.

Anyway, all he has then is the key, not the password.

If you were using this program for, say, a secure site, then you would pass the key to your users, depending on your security system it could be
. once only
. on a per day basis
. per log in is not a good one for public traffic because a hacker only has to keep pounding you with login attempts to get a pattern to your security, which is something that I read recently. The hole is this case was blocked. (I refuse to say it was on a Linux site, cos I have mates on there).
. and others

The key is used on the local machine with the users password to create a, erm, dam dam, I've forgotten the proper word for it, lets call it a ReturnValue (I'm sure I'll remember the word in a minute).

From then on, its that ReturnValue that is used to log in the user and identify his traffic (if you intend to go that far, which is wise since if it needs secure users it also needs secure messaging in my book).

The imaginary hacker who stole the key has to still know or hack the password, plus has to work out which of the algorithms you used. He has to be carefull incase your key is date/time related so must keep his computer within a timeframe.

I'm not saying hacking Crypt's can't be done, but unless too much info is given to potential hackers, its a long time consuming process.

What is that word for the returned value? its in my head somewhere.....

We do it for the joy of seeing the users struggle.
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