.NET (OT)

[Bernhard Stopper]

Duaine,
this security lack is/was possible when using the .NET Passport-Service (a
service to manage the users passwords by Microsoft servers) but not by only
installing the .Net platform as part of the OS.
regards,
Bernhard

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hechler Family" <dahechler@charter.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 4:11 AM
Subject: Re: .NET (OT)


> Cy, et al,
>
> YES, and as I recall .NET was responsible for thousands of credit card
> information (in .NET accessible databases) being hijacked/stolen or
> something like that - can't find the whole story.
>
> Duaine
>
> . wrote:
>
> > Ric,
> >
> > It's a part of the OS that Microsoft released after XP, so developers
> > have to include it with their software.  It's just like the Java
> > Runtime, or Visual Basic's VBRUNxxx.DLL, or MSVCxx.DLL, or DirectX, or
> > similar OS extensions.  Microsoft will bundle it with their next OS
> > release (it's already in Windows Server 2003).
> >
> > --Cy--
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Brekne"
> > <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 2:46 PM
> > Subject: Re: Evidence of overlacquered hammers
> >
> >
> >> Hi Bernhard
> >>
> >> The only real beef I had with installing .Net was the size it
> >> demanded. But since this was in reality only a tiny fraction of the
> >> 120 megs most (including mine) hard disks today have I guess that
> >> wasnt such a big deal after all.
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >> RicB
> >>
> >> Bernhard Stopper wrote:
> >>
> >>> Ron,
> >>> the .Net package is a new programming standard that simplifies
software
> >>> developers to embed their products also in web based applications.
> >>> Installing the .Net package makes the programs developped with the
> >>> latest
> >>> Microsoft Visual Studio readable for pre-XP Windows versions.  The Net
> >>> package itself does not make automatic connection to the net.
> >>> (Mensurix 5
> >>> also makes no automatic connection to the net) But XP does, when
> >>> using it
> >>> with the standard settings.
> >>>
> >>> regards,
> >>> Bernhard
> >>>
> >>
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