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New Media Musings website, online privacy in digital age, by New Media Musings [Online]
Retrieved 11 February 2010
URL: http://www.newmediamusings.com/2006/08/online_privacy_.html
Hey Readers, Happy Chinese New Year. I was here to continue last week topic which is web cache. Last week we have finished the topic of browser cache so this week we will discuss how proxy caches can threaten your online privacy?
First, proxy cache function as a computer system serves many internet users in the same time and proxy cache maintains as relay between client and server. Proxy cache can prevent attack from invalid private network by build up a firewall. The word of proxy means “to act on behalf of another” and proxy cache is same as what meaning of proxy which is acts on behalf of the user.
Second, proxy cache is a serious threat to Internet users due to poorly developed application code and session management can cause security problem arise. For instance, a cases study of a Internet users using the Google Doc for business usage but suddenly realize that in his Google Doc account list obtain a lot of documents are not belong with him which means his Google Doc has been intrude by another Internet users.
Except that, if users make inappropriate use of proxy cache for web application can cause a serious consequence. For instance, when user A seek behind a web proxy log in and log out in a web application and user B log in the website and log out but are you sure user B can completely logged out the web application? On the server side, the ‘logout’ page is control by user A and user B log in session will be invalid and he/ she cannot access the actual page without logging in again.
Lastly, Internet user should pay attention to web caching and proxy cache even it can improve users accessibility of website and reduce network traffic but we should be guard to against become one of the victims of web caching.
References:
Cyberstrategics, A New Security Breach in Google Docs Revealed, by Tim Bass [Online]
Retrieved 11 February 2010
URL: http://www.thecepblog.com/2008/09/15/a-new-security-breach-in-google-docs-revealed/
Slide share website, proxy caches and web application security, by Tim Bass [Online]
Retrieved 11 February 2010
URL: http://www.slideshare.net/TimBass/OWASPTAIPEIThailandTBass
New Media Musings website, online privacy in digital age, by New Media Musings [Online]
Retrieved 11 February 2010
URL: http://www.newmediamusings.com/2006/08/online_privacy_.html
Hey Readers, Happy Chinese New Year. I was here to continue last week topic which is web cache. Last week we have finished the topic of browser cache so this week we will discuss how proxy caches can threaten your online privacy?
First, proxy cache function as a computer system serves many internet users in the same time and proxy cache maintains as relay between client and server. Proxy cache can prevent attack from invalid private network by build up a firewall. The word of proxy means “to act on behalf of another” and proxy cache is same as what meaning of proxy which is acts on behalf of the user.
Second, proxy cache is a serious threat to Internet users due to poorly developed application code and session management can cause security problem arise. For instance, a cases study of a Internet users using the Google Doc for business usage but suddenly realize that in his Google Doc account list obtain a lot of documents are not belong with him which means his Google Doc has been intrude by another Internet users.
Except that, if users make inappropriate use of proxy cache for web application can cause a serious consequence. For instance, when user A seek behind a web proxy log in and log out in a web application and user B log in the website and log out but are you sure user B can completely logged out the web application? On the server side, the ‘logout’ page is control by user A and user B log in session will be invalid and he/ she cannot access the actual page without logging in again.
Lastly, Internet user should pay attention to web caching and proxy cache even it can improve users accessibility of website and reduce network traffic but we should be guard to against become one of the victims of web caching.
References:
Cyberstrategics, A New Security Breach in Google Docs Revealed, by Tim Bass [Online]
Retrieved 11 February 2010
URL: http://www.thecepblog.com/2008/09/15/a-new-security-breach-in-google-docs-revealed/
Slide share website, proxy caches and web application security, by Tim Bass [Online]
Retrieved 11 February 2010
URL: http://www.slideshare.net/TimBass/OWASPTAIPEIThailandTBass
