Useful HTTP Security Headers

In a previous blog post, I wrote about a whole bunch of HTTP headers which compromise your security and how to disable them all on many different types of servers. This time, I discuss “good” headers and give instructions for enabling. I also delve into “possibly good” headers including when you might need them and… Read More

HTTP Headers: Good, Bad, & Ugly

Welcome to the Veggiespam’s Secure HTTP Headers page where I provide my whitepapers showing how to secure the headers on your website. The content here is updated as technology, standards, and best practices change over time.… Read More

Swinging the Compliance Hammer at Obsolete Crypto

Abstract Many applications still utilize older cryptographic technologies, even though security professionals warned that these are obsolete and unsafe to use. Some implementations can easily be upgraded to current encryption and contain a graceful fall-back for situations where it’s required, such as when a remote party only supports legacy technologies (e.g., TLS downgraded connections). Other… Read More

Updated AWS S3 Bucket Auto-Encryptor Released

A vastly updated version of my AWS S3 Bucket Auto-Encryptor has been released! Zocdoc‘s ZocSec.SecurityAsCode initiative focuses on delivering Security by automating detection and remediation of security issues across an AWS environment. With our Security as Code techniques, you can greatly reduce time from detection to resolution and minimize impact to the business. ZocSec is… Read More

Image Location & Privacy Scanner, Official Release, v1.0

It’s Here, Version 1.0 The Official v1.0 release of the Image Location & Privacy Scanner has arrived! This security tool plugin for Burp or OWASP ZAP security proxy tools will scan images for privacy exposure including GPS locations, camera serial numbers, even facial recognition tags. See my presentation about this software at this link. Version… Read More

Smoke – Modern Hash Digest Encapsulation

Smoke – A unified means of generating, transmitting, encapsulating, and validating multiple hash digests simultaneously to replace existing stand-alone hash digest software. The software generates digests in parallel and is notably faster than using individual algorithms serially on large files. Smoke operates much the same way as existing hash digest tools, like md5sum, and Smoke… Read More

Painless Password Hash Upgrades

Background & Summary Existing websites and applications implementing an older password hashing algorithm like MD5 or SHA1 must be upgraded to a more secure algorithm. Both of these older algorithms are obsolete & breakable and if an attacker obtains those hashes from a lost backup tape or website vulnerability, the attacker could make quick work… Read More

Image Location & Privacy Scanner v0.4

New Version: Image Location & Privacy Scanner v0.4 I have completed another update of the Image Location & Privacy Scanner, a plugin for Burp or OWASP ZAP security proxy tools. More camera types have their serial numbers detected. With some Panasonic camera, it will also give the name and age of the person in the… Read More

PolarSSL Security Snowstorm – Tools Could Not Save Us

Note: I originally posted this blog entry on the Aspect Security blog around 2015-02-13. I am mirroring it here with only formatting changes. Introduction The spat of SSL and TLS issues over the last year have caused concern about the quality of the encrypted tunnel in Internet communications. The various creatively named BEAST, CRIME, &… Read More