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Setting the secure flag in the cookie is easy
Published on Aug 29, 2008
TechRepublic had an interesting article about the Surf Jack attack. Many people commented, some giving their own solution to the problem. However many of these solutions do not prevent the attack because they do not really address it. Of course, who ever missed the details should check out the paper. The attack has been addressed quite a while ago, and the solution is easy to implement in many occasions. So no need to reinvent the wheel or create a new solution which has not been peer reviewed yet.…
Surf Jack - HTTPS will not save you
Published on Aug 11, 2008
Say hello to a new security tool called Surf Jack which demonstrates a security flaw found in many public sites. The proof of concept tool allows testers to steal session cookies on HTTP and HTTPS sites that do not set the Cookie secure flag. I’ve been working with two banks and some of the vulnerable sites to get this fixed before publishing my research. Mike Perry gave a talk at Defcon involving the exact same vulnerability - so there is no point in keeping this from the public.…