A runtime, architecture, and libraries for Microsoft Windows used for creating applications.
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Risks of letting the browser open local/network file system listing
Browsers do not generally allow web pages to interact with client-side file system as a security measure. I would like to know what can go wrong with the following scenario:
Clicking a special ...
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What security precautions should we take when letting a C# application send/receive emails?
I'm writing a web application which will be able to send signed and encrypted emails to someone else outside my trust boundary. It will also retrieve S/MIME encrypted (and maybe also signed) emails ...
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What do you search for in Open Source code to be sure there isn't malicious code?
I realize the answers will be language specific, but I am curious what terms you would look for when checking something out on Github? I was looking for a remote administration tool that I could use ...
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Make application use encrypted credentials from a file [duplicate]
I am new to cyber security but I am working on a project where I need to use it and I don't know where to start.
The application I am working on connects to Jira to retrieve data and generate ...
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How to obfuscate a assemblies binary compiled with .NET framework?
How to obfuscate a binary compile with .NET framework? Tools such as Ebowla and Pecloak.py will encrypt it but the program won't run. Even UPX can't pack it. Wondering are there any ways to obfuscate ...
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Garbage collection and vulnerabilites
If I'm using vanilla PHP (v 5.x) procedural style, will there be garbage collection? As far as I understand GC, it is memory management to remove an unused object. This tells me that using PHP ...
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Replacing single quote with double single quote (SQL Injection sanitation) [duplicate]
Let's say I want to sql inject into a site, and the textbox is for my name. My name is U'ser Smith. The code is handling the single quote by replacing any instance of ' with '' on the users input only....
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HTML Form to PDF vulnerabilities
I have a form where the user inputs data.
On the back end, I'm taking some of that data and embedding it into a PDF using ActiveReports. I then display it back to the user and save a copy on our ...
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Veracode still reports OS command injection issue after I have applied the solution as recommendations from OWAPS and Roslyn Security Guard [closed]
Current code in my project is shown below and Veracode reports there is an OS command injection
filename = Regex.Replace(filename, "[^a-zA-Z0-9_]", "_") & ".svg"
ProcessStartInfo startInfo = ...
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Insecure Deserialization in C# (.NET) - How to identify and test
I have been reading up on Insecure Deserialization and how it can affect Java applications.
https://owasp.org/index.php/Top_10-2017_A8-Insecure_Deserialization
If the captured traffic data include ...
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Is .NET XmlSerializer.Deserialize(TextReader) safe?
Is the .NET method XmlSerializer.Deserialize(TextReader) safe from XML vulnerabilities (XXE, XmlBomb etc..)? Will the DTD be processed during deserialization?
I can understand why XmlSerializer....
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Session Fixation in ASP.NET
I am testing ASP.NET application, where session id (ASP.NET_SessionId) is not renewed after login. Actually it is renewed when I use browser, on the login page server sends:
Set-Cookie: ASP....
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Is CBC mode for AES still safe to use in 2018?
I'm using AES-256 CBC mode in C# to encrypt various amounts of texts. The key and IV are always generated properly randomly. However, would GCM mode provide any noticeable security gains over CBC?
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Will installing WinZip 22 on a server create a security vulnerability?
I've recently requested a WinZip v22 with command line installation on a Windows POC/Dev server that we're using to pilot an application that is written in .Net.
In the application there is ...
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What is properly way to manage and remove symmetric key in C#
If I have a symmetric key in a byte[] array in C#, how can I erase it securely?
for (int i = 0; i < array.Length; i++) {
array[i] = 0;
}
Is this good enough?
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SSL certificate for WebAPI
We have a simple system with a REST service (WebAPI) that will be hosted on one machine (hosted on IIS on a custom port, port numer 3031) and with a website hosted on another machine that will be ...
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Automatic choice of the hash function for key derivation
This is a theoretical question: does this make sense and is secure?
My goal is to strengthen the passphrase. The flow is the following:
I enter a pssphrase admin1234. This passphrase is going to be ...
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Visual Studio anonymity
Recently me and me colleague was wondering about obfuscating / removing project info. If application is reverse engineered than what kind of information the engineer sees?
Can he see the email of the ...
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Potentially dangerous request loads the page
I hosted an application in ASP.NET 4.0 webforms.
When I am browsing hostname/DressDetail.aspx?<script>alert(313)</script>&category=1&code=76 it is showing an error message like:
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Best way to store AES keys (web api) while dealing with multi tenants (key per tenant)
I have some data to encrypt on my database and every tenant will have his own database so surely every tenant will have a different key.
I'm searching for the best way to store the key for every ...
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ViewStateUserKey .NET CSRF protection
In a typical PHP web application you append a hidden CSRF Token in each form and this token is validated when the request is submitted in the server side.
I am performing a penetration test in a .NET ...
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How to get session info out of encrypted .NET viewstate?
I am performing a penetration testing for the first time in a .NET application that instead of providing cookies for session management uses the viewstate hidden field.
I am using the .NET Beautifier ...
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How to securely send a password from one app to another app?
See this question/answer first: When calling a process from another process, Is sending stdin password more secure than sending an ENV variable?
I am a Java developer that is building an app where ...
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When calling a process from another process, Is sending stdin password more secure than sending an ENV variable?
I am a Java developer that is building an app where it needs to call a C# process from within. In my situation, the Java app is calling this C# program https://github.com/nddipiazza/...
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How can I verify that network calls to my API come only from my C# program?
I have a desktop application build on the .Net framework.
If I obfuscate the code, even if somebody reverse-engineers the code and tries to call my API using the altered source, can I know if the API ...
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Example of Insecure DTD Processing in XmlSchema.Read
According to https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt661872.aspx and https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn-analyzers/issues/563 the code below is vulnerable to DTD expansion attack:
var src = "?...
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WPF Hide ConnectionString in MyApplication.exe.config file (or hide the whole file)
While building my Project I got a new file called MyApplication.exe.config.
This is the Content of App.config (I guess) where I also included the Connection to a DataBase in <ConnectionString>.
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Is it feasible to leverage DOS by triggering large numbers of application exceptions?
One key aspect of a DOS or DDOS seems to be to leverage the required computational power on the attackers side to maximize the impact on the target side. This wiki article lists many examples of such ...
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Encrypt and decrypt large files with RSA, is it possible? [closed]
Encrypt and decrypt large files with RSA, is it possible?
I need to encrypt / decrypt files and save the private key named file encoder
I've seen it's not acceptable to work on large files with RSA
Is ...
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Could Meltdown/Spectre be exploited from C#/.Net (or other managed languages or the Midori OS)?
First off yes the correct answer is patch your OS/system. That aside:
Does the memory managed features of a language like C# prevent it from being used to exploit the Meltdown security bug?
What ...
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Why isn't ASP.NET source code compiled before it is published?
Why doesn't Visual Studio compile the source code (.cs) automatically before publishing, since they know perfectly well that the end-product website is going public? (Unless you're just building the ...
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Can I secure a server on which I'm deliberately allowing code execution?
Context: AI competition. Users upload a dll with a class implementing a provided interface, then the competition runner instantiates that class and invokes various methods on the interface.
Obviously,...
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Is there any tool for static analysis of Windows Workflow Foundation XAML files? [closed]
The title says it all.
First, is there any dedicated tool that is capable of analysis of Workflow Foundation files?
If not, is there a process that can analyse them, eg. compile the WF into IL, then ...
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How secure is this communication chat?
I have created a chat between two parties (using c#), and I am wondering what kind of weaknesses have I overlooked.
Description of its functionality:
There are two individual applications: Client (2 ...
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Secure way to save connectionString in .NET?
I'm developing a application which is not static for me. This means that creating a WebService for my connectionString will not work I guess.
Because my application works a bit like Wordpress. First ...
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Secure big, old ecommerce website from XSS?
I'm working for an ecommerce website written in C#.net (no CMS used, quite a lot of code) where security hasn't been a priority for a long time. My mission right now is to find and fix any XSS ...
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Secure flag for ASPXAUTH Cookie in MVC
We have an Application which is developed using ASP.NET MVC3. Penetration-test done by an IBM AppScan tool.
Issue has been reported and it was ASPXAUTH is not secure. When I checked on the browser's ...
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What is the most crypto-resistive algorithm to safely send information? [closed]
What algorithm is the best to use for storing, sending passwords, account data, and other information between desktop apps over the network.
Looking for the best crypto-resistive algorithm to use in ...
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Can the device on the other end of a socket change without me knowing?
I have a server application written in C#. I am currently authenticating the client whenever a socket is opened, before sending any other Data. After the client is authenticated I assume it's always ...
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Is it valid to defend an CSRF token against replay (e.g. with a timestamp)?
I have an MVC app that is using the AntiForgeryToken capability of ASP.NET MVC. AFAICT this uses an encrypted synchronizer token variation where it validates the payload of the tokens.
A customer has ...
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Prevent external processes from changing .NET variable values
I was reading this writeup of how CylancePROTECT can be exploited. It has a Windows service which is implemented using .NET.
It seems that for code written in .NET, it is trivial to locate important ...
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Securing a multi-tenant API with SSO and different roles per tenant
I am working on developing a REST API that will be used by first party clients that we develop, and third party clients in the future. The first party clients include a SPA client side application, ...
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What does “don't roll your own security” mean?
I see this saying a lot and agree that you should leave certain things to the tried and true methods, but am unsure to what extent.
Does it just mean don't make your own crypto algorithm?
I created a ...
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External password encryption
We have passwords to certain external system that we need to use programmatically to login to that system. We have no control over the external system, we can not hash the password and use it like ...
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Seeking Review for Authentication and Message Encryption Approach
I have a plan for handling authentication and message encryption, and I'd like some others with more cryptography knowledge to let me know if my approach is sound, or how it should be improved.
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Protect PHP hashing algorithm (from bots)
First of all, I'm new to this whole crypto thing. Here's my scenario:
I have a client app, that sends a 20char max string to my server. The server then checks if the name is indeed matching the char ...
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Security risks introduced when moving from a three tier to a two tier architecture
I host several .net web applications using a standard three tier architecture with web servers located in a demilitarised zone.
I have been asked to host a two tier .net web application where the web ...
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Security considerations when opening port for a service?
I would like to host a service (written in C#) on my server and allow it to be accessed from outside the network.
I know that I need to open a port in the firewall for this to work, and I managed to ...
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Authorization based on OASIS ABAC/RBAC/XACML approach
Is anybody aware of any open source .NET authorization solution based on OASIS ABAC/RBAC/XACML approach?
I have found some visible amount of Java based solutions but it seems .NET is completely out ...
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How to make a file detected by anti virus
I know this question is kind of stupid but I am testing a virus database and I would like to know any kind of code in c++ or C#/VB.net that would be detected as virus by an antivirus, without actually ...
