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whitepaper Integrating a Command Shell Into a Web Browser2007-11-04 Carnegie Mellon University
  The transition from command-line interfaces to graphical interfaces has resulted in programs that are easier to learn and use, but harder to automate and reuse. Another transition is now underway, to HTML interfaces hosted by a web browser. To help users automate HTML interfaces, the paper proposes the browser-shell, a web browser that integrates a command interpreter into the browser's Location box. The browser-shell's command language is designed for extracting and manipulating HTML and text, and commands can also invoke local programs. Command input is drawn from the current browser page, and command output is displayed as a new page. The browser-shell brings to web browsing many advantages of the Unix shell, including scripting web services and creating pipelines of web services and local programs.

Tags: Internet and Web, Software Development Tools		   
whitepaper Dynamic Pharming Attacks and Locked Same-Origin Policies for Web Browsers2007-11-02 Association for Computing Machinery
  This paper describes a new attack against web authentication, which the paper calls dynamic pharming. Dynamic pharming works by hijacking DNS and sending the victim's browser malicious Javascript, which then exploits DNS rebinding vulnerabilities and the name-based same-origin policy to hijack a legitimate session after authentication has taken place. As a result, the attack works regardless of the authentication scheme used. Dynamic pharming enables the adversary to eavesdrop on sensitive content, forge transactions, sniff secondary passwords, etc. To counter dynamic pharming attacks, the paper proposes two locked same-origin policies for web browsers. In contrast to the legacy same-origin policy, which regulates cross-object access control in browsers using domain names, the locked same-origin policies enforce access using servers' X.509 certificates and public keys.

Tags: Intrusion - Tampering		   
whitepaper Expert Zone Support WebCast: Overview of Security Features in Microsoft Windows Vista2007-10-27 Microsoft
  This webcast provides an overview of the new and improved security features in Microsoft Windows Vista. These security features include new features in Windows Firewall, Windows Defender, and BitLocker Drive Encryption. The webcast also covers improvements in Internet Explorer 7.

Tags: Security Administration, Desktop Client OS		   
whitepaper Protection and Communication Abstractions for Web Browsers in MashupOS2007-10-17 Association for Computing Machinery
  Web browsers have evolved from a single-principal platform on which one site is browsed at a time into a multi-principal platform on which data and code from mutually distrusting sites interact programmatically in a single page at the browser. Today's "Web 2.0" applications (or mashups) offer rich services, rivaling those of desktop PCs. However, the protection and communication abstractions offered by today's browsers remain suitable only for a single-principal system - either no trust through complete isolation between principals (sites) or full trust by incorporating third party code as libraries. This paper addresses this deficiency by identifying and designing the missing abstractions needed for a browser-based multi-principal platform.

Tags: Internet and Web		   
whitepaper Beyond the Browser: Widgets and Rich Internet/Desktop Applications (RIDAs)0000-00-00 Hidden Reflex
  This presentation explains the widgets and Rich Internet/Desktop Applications (RIDAs).   
whitepaper How to Boost Consumer Confidence in Your e-Commerce Web Site2007-09-19 Verisign
  Download this VeriSign Webcast in podcast format!

Web-based businesses are facing a confidence crisis. Trust in site security is declining, with many consumers scaling back their online transactions or worse, opting out all together. However, recent developments in authentication technology have led to a new kind of SSL certificate that facilitates online commerce by increasing visitor confidence in legitimate sites and greatly reducing the effectiveness of phishing attacks.

With Extended Validation SSL (EV SSL) technology, Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) and other high security browsers turn green when displaying the URL of a protected Web site. This feature instills consumer confidence in protected sites and boosts online sales.

Listen to this TechRepublic Webcast, available as a downloadable Podcast, featuring Ryan White, Product Marketing Manager of SSL for VeriSign, to learn how Extended Validation SSL Certificates can help increase consumer confidence in your e-commerce Web site.

Hosted by James Hilliard of TechRepublic, this Webcast addresses these important topics and more:
  • How EV SSL Certificates work
  • Increasing customer confidence with EV SSL Certificates
  • Why the green bar increases the effectiveness of the sites that have it
Now available as a Podcast, this TechRepublic Webcast explains how EV SSL Certificates can protect your site from phishing attacks, increase customer confidence in your brand, and boost your online sales.

Tags: Authentication - Encryption, Authentication - Encryption, Security Administration, IT Budgeting		   
whitepaper Internet Explorer and Firefox: Web Browser Features Comparision and Their Future2007-09-08 Texas A&M University
  Internet technology is one of the utmost inventions of the era and has contributed significantly in distributing and collecting data and information. Effectiveness and efficiency of the process depends on the performance of the web browser. Internet Explorer is the leader of the competitive browser market with Mozilla Fox as its strongest rival, which has been and is gaining a substantial level of popularity among internet users. Choosing the superlative web browser is a difficult task due to the considerably large selection of browser programs and lack of tangible comparison data. This paper describes and compares vital features of Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, which represent over 90% of the browser market.

Tags: Internet and Web		   
whitepaper Software Development House Reduces Development Time and Boosts Revenue by 20-30 Percent0000-00-00 Microsoft
  Founded in 2004, Strong Union Technology Co. Ltd is a software and hardware developer based in Beijing, China. The company has a dedicated research team of 20 developers who focus on the development of products for e-banking services. The company is dedicated to providing a secure, customizable banking kiosk platform for its banking customers. It adopted Windows XP Embedded for its stability, enhanced security, customization and tight integration with Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for online accessibility. Using Windows XP Embedded, Strong Union successfully shortened their time to market, lowered down the development costs, and boosted revenues up to 30 percent.

Tags: Internet and Web, Desktop Client OS		   
whitepaper Microsoft Webcast: Tips for Working With Windows Vista and Internet Explorer 7 (Level 100)0000-00-00 Microsoft
  The presenter of this webcast provides useful tips for working with the Windows Vista operating system and Windows Internet Explorer 7. Together, Windows Vista and Internet Explorer can help to reduce the number of open windows on the desktop, making it easier to quickly choose the one the user wants. The presenter shows how to browse multiple Web sites simultaneously in a single window using tabbed browsing, and describes how to use Quick Tabs to choose a Web page.

Tags: Desktop Client OS		   
whitepaper Program With XML for DB2, Part 3: Program With XML in the Client2007-08-16 IBM
  The increased popularity of Web 2.0 is due largely to the flexibility of the current generation of web browsers. These browsers use Ajax to communicate with the server to interchange XML data and then employ DHTML to navigate the XML and present it to the user. The browser capabilities enable them to be used as thick clients in a web based application. These base technologies gave birth to a number of new technologies and initiatives to meet the growing popularity of Web 2.0. New helper libraries like Dojo and Sarissa have been created to make using XML less painful, and there has been increased support for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG).

Tags: Internet and Web, Internet and Web