I think I bought Terry Pratchett's autograph at the Goodwill. That's really cool, only I have no idea what to do about it.
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posted by Perthuz
on Dec 7, 2012 -
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Wireless no longer working after upgrade to Ubuntu's Precise Pangolin. I've got just enough knowledge to be confused. Please explain what to do like I'm 5 years old.
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posted by fiercecupcake
on Aug 26, 2012 -
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I bought a Thinkpad through Gumtree (UK) last year and now Microsoft Office Professional Plus 10 is asking me for an authentication code. When I got the computer, windows had just been installed but I don't know if I got a trial version or a corporate version that was imaged onto the machine. Do I need to pay for an authentication code or is there a way to otherwise disable the authentication request message?
posted by parmanparman
on Aug 7, 2012 -
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I have a question about Google's 2-factor authentication and upgrading to a new device. Can you help?
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posted by KokuRyu
on Jul 21, 2012 -
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Why do I get prompted for a Windows username and password when I connect to a virtual directory under IIS?
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posted by Ritchie
on Apr 17, 2011 -
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Is there a way to force Facebook to close my session automatically when I navigate away from the site?
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posted by jeremias
on Mar 22, 2011 -
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Anyone know of a way to read password protected RSS feeds on the iPhone or iPad?
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posted by metamush
on Jul 26, 2010 -
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Can I configure Squid to pass preset authentication credentials to an upstream proxy for a given set of websites without asking the client for them?
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posted by flabdablet
on Jul 12, 2010 -
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Two prominent, famous or 'important' people talk on the telephone. How does either the caller or recipient know they're actually speaking to the real person ?
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posted by selton
on May 10, 2010 -
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Anyone know of an RSS reader for iPhone that supports SSL and authentication, and does NOT use an online aggregator?
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posted by aberrant
on Aug 30, 2009 -
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On one of my WordPress hosted blogs, I previously used Angsuman’s Authenticated WordPress Plugin to restrict access to registered users. After upgrading to WordPress 2.7, the plugin doesn't work anymore. It won't let anybody log in, trapping people in a constant loop of entering (correct) passwords and being returned to the login screen.
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posted by sindark
on Dec 16, 2008 -
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I just had a bunch of RSA tokens land in my lap.
What's required on the other end of an RSA authentication scheme, and what's a good resource for learning what's necessary to implement it?
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posted by bartleby
on Dec 15, 2008 -
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In Active Directory, is it possible to direct the act of authenticating a user to one domain, but the subsequent authorization of that user to be handled by another?
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posted by adipocere
on Nov 18, 2008 -
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I manage a website. Some content requires authentication by password or IP. I want Google to crawl that content but not cache it, so that Google users can find it in searches but can't access it without authentication. What's the best way to do this?
In 2006 Matt Cutts
recommended doing a reverse DNS lookup to verify that a bot's name is in the googlebot.com domain, and then a forward DNS->IP lookup using that googlebot.com name (to thwart spoofers).
Is that still the best solution? How do other people manage this?
posted by futility closet
on Sep 17, 2008 -
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Web server question. Can I combine htaccess and session variables from other systems? (more inside)
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posted by jpoulos
on Jul 23, 2008 -
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I have an application installed on my PC at work that needs to connect to the internet through our ISA Server. The problem it has is that it can't connect directly unless I put in proxy settings. The problem that I have is that the proxy setting is just one long URL with no username or password. How can I get this application to connect?
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posted by mr_silver
on Jun 19, 2008 -
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I have noticed that there seems to be a split between some banks/financial institutions who maintain complex security around their on-line account access and others who seem to have actively migrated towards a much simpler approach. Is there any evidence that the "simple" approach is either more or less secure than the "complex" one?
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posted by rongorongo
on Jun 6, 2008 -
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How do you set up pub key auth for Dreamweaver's sftp client on a windows box?
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posted by jj27
on Jan 24, 2008 -
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How do you use a single authentication system for different kind of servers, systems, and workstations?
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posted by remi
on Jan 11, 2008 -
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Help me figure out Smart Cards! I work for the IT department of a company looking to use smart cards for Windows domain login. Windows (XP/2003) has built-in support for several brands of smart card. Great, it should be easy! It's not.
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posted by CrayDrygu
on Sep 21, 2007 -
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Livejournal authenticated RSS feeds on Mac OS 10.4.10: why do they keep losing my credentials? May involve Keychain.
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posted by alopez
on Aug 5, 2007 -
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I have a question about the authentication of a Cambridge University-issued document by a California lawyer or notary for use in Latvia.
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posted by mdonley
on Jul 27, 2007 -
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How exactly does authentication work in a website like
Basecamp, or more generally, a site built on Rails or LAMP. When I sign-up, I enter a username and password. I presume this is stored in a database table. But after that, how does the server know who I am during the course of my 'visits' and how does the SQL database know what I have access to ( only my projects ) and what I don't have access to ( Other peoples projects)? Where do cookies, if at all, come into play. If cookies do come into play, can they not simply be forged? I am completely clueless regarding the subtleties of authentication, user sessions, and security. Please enlighten me.
posted by kaizen
on Apr 27, 2007 -
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I'm trying to get my head around some Microsoft Access security issues, and could use some help.
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posted by chill
on Mar 15, 2007 -
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Why are many financial institutions moving to a two-step login process, where you enter your username on one page and then your password on the next? For instance,
Vanguard and
ING. Their rationale is just that it's "more secure", but that's not much of a reason.
posted by smackfu
on Aug 20, 2006 -
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I have two paintings signed by Salvador Dali I am in the process in having them authenticated as legit or copies. To possibly save some resources I would like to do background on the paintings, but I am unable to find any information, any suggestions?
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posted by lutzla23
on Apr 21, 2006 -
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I’m working on a PHP/MySQL app and would like to ensure my security is up to scratch – need tips on authentication, globals and input sanitization.
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posted by MetaMonkey
on Mar 30, 2006 -
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Best practices for managing massive permission systems for a giant home-brewed PHP CMS?
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posted by SpecialK
on Mar 6, 2006 -
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Captive Portals. I'd like one. I want it to work with a WRT54G, connected to a DSL line.
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posted by bystander
on Sep 22, 2005 -
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I'd like to get a handle on computer security. Where should I start? I'd like to stress that I am NOT talking about spyware and viruses here, but the more interesting things like authentication and authorization.
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posted by ChrisR
on Sep 11, 2005 -
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Anybody ever set up a proxy server that authenticates using an external LDAP server - so that (for example) off-campus university students can access third-party web services that are restricted to campus IP addresses?
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posted by spock
on Aug 2, 2005 -
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How come most websites roll their own authentication methods around cookie-based sessions, rather than using http authentication built in to most web servers? Is this a security issue, or a user interface issue? Or something else?
posted by namespan
on Jul 19, 2005 -
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Looking for advice for replacing the floppy disk as an authentication factor for logging onto a client-server non web-based system. Anyone have any bright ideas? [Details within]
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posted by loquax
on May 13, 2004 -
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I'm trying to get my application (VB, but that doesn't matter) to connect to the internet and support proxy servers that require a username and password. The former is easy, the latter not. What I'm doing is sending
Proxy-Authorization: Basic [authentication] in the header (where [authentication] is "username:password" base64 encoded) with each request. However the proxy server keeps reporting error 407 (authentication required). I've read the RFC's, I've read google groups but I have no idea what I'm doing wrong. Any ideas?
posted by ralawrence
on Apr 30, 2004 -
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I'm behind a university proxy firewall and wanting to access ports that are blocked from direct access through the firewall. I was wondering if there are any telnet clients out there that have HTTP-proxy capabilities with authication (user/password) as well.
posted by teem
on Mar 6, 2004 -
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What's the best way to keep track of an escalating number of logins and passwords? For the web, there's Opera's magic wand, but what about hosting accounts, ftp servers, ATM PINs, etc? Encrypted text file on the desktop? Scribbled note under the pillow? How do you manage (and hide) your password library?
posted by muckster
on Jan 31, 2004 -
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