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Re: Browser fingerprinting? [message #182833 is a reply to message #182829] Wed, 18 September 2013 00:20 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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On 2013-09-17 4:53 PM, Marc van Lieshout wrote:
> On 15-09-13 00:11, Gilles wrote:
>> On Fri, 13 Sep 2013 19:30:18 -0400, Twayne <nobody(at)spamcop(dot)net> wrote:
>>> If it were easy to do, it'd also be widely publicized and available.
>>
>> Thanks for the feedback.
>>
>
> It IS easy to do and widely available.
For only one browser? And what if the miscreant isn't using a browser?
Such apps are readily available and have been for years, and they grow
smarter with each iteration.
So, no, it's not easy to do with the exception of keeping say FF
users from over-typing the boundaries. And if they are running js, which
miscreants are not going to do.
>
> Look at the firefox add-on called SecretAgent. It's at:
> https://www.dephormation.org.uk/?page=81
>
> It has some 150 browser identification strings aboard (Including Amaya,
> Dillo, Bluefish), spoofs x-forwarded-for and via, spoof ETags and send
> random Accept: headers.
>
> Then rethink your question.
>

I wasn't aware of FF's addon for that, but it wouldn't influence me in
any way; one browser amongst many and thinking they're going to be used
by all miscreants is a dangerous assumption when what you want to avoid
is a message bomb which is the max an OS can handle. And as has been
mentioned a few times, it's not enough for actual security purposes;
it's only one possibility to watch out for. A text bomb can be a real PITA.
I'm not sure rethinking the question based on that is a wise decision.

Twayne`

Twayne`
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