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Re: Iceweasel updates

From Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Iceweasel updates
Date 2015-11-02 15:00 +0100
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On 2015-11-02 13:47:41 +0000, Brian wrote:
> On Mon 02 Nov 2015 at 14:17:39 +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> > The user's browser cannot compromise the site itself. But a security
> > bug may permit an attacker to get the user's login and password, and
> > neither the bank nor the user would like this.
> 
> Would this obtaining of the password be before or after encryption
> takes place?

With an XSS[*] vulnerability, before.

[*] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_scripting

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Iceweasel updates Jack Dangler <tdldev@gmail.com> - 2015-11-02 13:30 +0100
  Re: Iceweasel updates Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> - 2015-11-02 13:40 +0100
    Re: Iceweasel updates Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2015-11-02 13:50 +0100
      Re: Iceweasel updates Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-11-02 14:10 +0100
        Re: Iceweasel updates Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2015-11-02 14:20 +0100
          Re: Iceweasel updates Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-11-02 14:50 +0100
            Re: Iceweasel updates Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2015-11-02 15:00 +0100
              Re: Iceweasel updates Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-11-02 16:10 +0100
                Re: Iceweasel updates Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2015-11-02 23:10 +0100
                Re: Iceweasel updates Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-11-03 00:00 +0100
                Re: Iceweasel updates Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2015-11-03 03:00 +0100
                Re: Iceweasel updates Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-11-03 15:00 +0100
                Re: Iceweasel updates Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2015-11-04 15:00 +0100
                Re: Iceweasel updates Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-11-04 21:00 +0100
                Re: Iceweasel updates Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2015-11-03 09:30 +0100
                Re: Iceweasel updates Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> - 2015-11-03 11:10 +0100
                Re: Iceweasel updates David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2015-11-03 15:30 +0100
  Re: Iceweasel updates Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2015-11-02 14:00 +0100
  Re: Iceweasel updates Alex Moonshine <moonshine@openmailbox.org> - 2015-11-02 14:20 +0100
    Re: Iceweasel updates Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2015-11-02 14:30 +0100
      Re: Iceweasel updates Alex Moonshine <moonshine@openmailbox.org> - 2015-11-02 15:20 +0100
        Re: Iceweasel updates Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> - 2015-11-03 05:40 +0100
    Re: Iceweasel updates Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-11-02 14:40 +0100
  Re: Iceweasel updates Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2015-11-02 14:40 +0100
    Re: Iceweasel updates John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-11-02 15:10 +0100
      Re: Iceweasel updates Charlie Kravetz <cjk@teamcharliesangels.com> - 2015-11-02 15:30 +0100
        Re: Iceweasel updates Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2015-11-02 15:40 +0100
          Re: Iceweasel updates Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-11-02 16:20 +0100
        Re: Iceweasel updates Markus Schönhaber <debian-user@list-post.mks-mail.de> - 2015-11-02 15:40 +0100
        Re: Iceweasel updates Jack Dangler <tdldev@gmail.com> - 2015-11-02 17:50 +0100
          Re: Iceweasel updates Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-11-02 19:00 +0100
  Re: Iceweasel updates Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> - 2015-11-03 05:30 +0100

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