Handler on Duty: Xavier Mertens
Threat Level: green
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#DNS Covert Channels; Ambient Light Sensors;
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Detecting Covert DNS Channels
https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/DNS+Query+Length+Because+Size+Does+Matter/22326/
Ambient Light Sensors May Become Accessible Via JavaScript
https://blog.lukaszolejnik.com/stealing-sensitive-browser-data-with-the-w3c-ambient-light-sensor-api/
BIND Name Server Update
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01491
Entropy As A Service
https://www.getnetrandom.com
Webcast: NoSQL Doesn't Make You NoVulnerable
https://www.sans.org/webcasts/nosql-doesnt-novulnerable-104897
https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/DNS+Query+Length+Because+Size+Does+Matter/22326/
Ambient Light Sensors May Become Accessible Via JavaScript
https://blog.lukaszolejnik.com/stealing-sensitive-browser-data-with-the-w3c-ambient-light-sensor-api/
BIND Name Server Update
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01491
Entropy As A Service
https://www.getnetrandom.com
Webcast: NoSQL Doesn't Make You NoVulnerable
https://www.sans.org/webcasts/nosql-doesnt-novulnerable-104897
Discussion
Whitewood’s netRandom sounds interesting, but unfortunately it’s not something I can trust. Whitewood is a US company, has to obey US law and therefore has to buckle to the NSA. And at least since Dual_EC_DRBG we know that the NSA wants to mess with our randomness.
Posted by juser on Fri Apr 21 2017, 18:33
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