Update: had a case-sensitive bug in the code. Fixed now. A simple Javascript bookmarklet shows password field values. In form fields where a password is entered, it is usually obscured by asterisks or bullets to prevent someone from seeing what you type. This is a great feature but where a long password is being typed [...]

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If you use WordPress be careful. An example Google Code Search search going around is “username file:wp-config.php” which happily displays username and passwords in WordPress config files… if they’re in compressed archives or a publicly accessible directory. Same goes for other configuration or settings files. For instance, connection strings in web.config files (connection string file:web.config), [...]

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Keeping your system and data secure can be a daunting task, but there are a wide range of tools available to help with the process. In this article I hope to sort out some of these issues and suggest some good programs to help with your security needs. Required Software At a minimum, a PC [...]

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