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Christer



Joined: Aug 02, 2003
Post   Posted: Nov 08, 2010 - 00:43
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As you may have noticed, some avatars and forum signatures have been somewhat broken. This is because I have updated the forums to not allow external images to be used directly as either avatars or images.

This change has been made to make the site work better over SSL (feel free to switch to use https://fumbbl.com rather than the unencrypted version).

This is an effort I'm making to combat things like Firesheep, which I'm sure you've heard of by now (if not, google it and be amazed).

Thank you for understanding.
shadow46x2



Joined: Nov 22, 2003
Post   Posted: Nov 08, 2010 - 01:18 Reply with quote Back to top
firesheep makes me cry Sad

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Mr_Foulscumm



Joined: Mar 05, 2005
Post   Posted: Nov 08, 2010 - 01:35 Reply with quote Back to top
Firepanda makes me laugh Very Happy

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WhatBall



Joined: Aug 21, 2008
Post   Posted: Nov 08, 2010 - 02:37 Reply with quote Back to top
Not sure why, but I never seem to be able to upload an avatar image that works. I must be an idiot.. Any advice?

The LRB5/6 icons thread is hilarious now. Fifty-eight pages of people discussing invisible images! Very Happy
pythrr



Joined: Mar 07, 2006
Post   Posted: Nov 08, 2010 - 02:46 Reply with quote Back to top
Mr_Foulscumm wrote:
Firepanda makes me laugh Very Happy

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Indeed. And cry.
Were_M_Eye



Joined: Sep 24, 2007
Post   Posted: Nov 08, 2010 - 03:16 Reply with quote Back to top
So now i have to delete "wwww." in all my liks to FUMBBL and add a "s" after http and i will be safe from the firesheep?

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Nightbird



Joined: Aug 02, 2003
Post   Posted: Nov 08, 2010 - 07:31 Reply with quote Back to top
<----PC noob

Ugh, I've swtiched to the secure site now, so how do we get our images and avatars to work now??? I've also noticed that my html code in my posts does not appear to work either???

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Garion



Joined: Aug 19, 2009
Post   Posted: Nov 08, 2010 - 09:28 Reply with quote Back to top
Wow, I hadn't heard of firesheep, that is pretty nasty stuff. So am I right in thinking this only effects people who access sites using wifi spots, or can this effect home users too?

Edit: Nevermind I get it now, ignore my question. Embarassed
Christer



Joined: Aug 02, 2003
Post   Posted: Nov 08, 2010 - 10:20
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The underlying issue is exploitable by anyone who can eavesdrop your data traffic. This includes people on your LAN, your ISP, any router between you and the target site, the target site's ISP.

Unencrypted WiFi networks are the most likely attack vectors though.
Rijssiej



Joined: Jan 04, 2005
Post   Posted: Nov 08, 2010 - 14:24 Reply with quote Back to top
At this time it is still possible to link external pictures on group, team and player pages and in news posts. On the https site this gives warnings about non-secure content.
Is that going to change aswell?
RC



Joined: Sep 22, 2005
Post   Posted: Nov 08, 2010 - 15:00 Reply with quote Back to top
damned scary, saw that firefox has some add on thingy (force TLS) that is supose to protect you though.

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Woodstock



Joined: Dec 11, 2004
Post   Posted: Nov 08, 2010 - 15:43 Reply with quote Back to top
RC wrote:
damned scary, saw that firefox has some add on thingy (force TLS) that is supose to protect you though.

Yeah, Im using FF with NoScript to force sites using https.
On1



Joined: Jul 12, 2004
Post   Posted: Nov 08, 2010 - 16:47 Reply with quote Back to top
test
Christer



Joined: Aug 02, 2003
Post   Posted: Nov 08, 2010 - 16:51
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Rijssiej wrote:
At this time it is still possible to link external pictures on group, team and player pages and in news posts. On the https site this gives warnings about non-secure content.
Is that going to change aswell?


Yes, this will change.
shadow46x2



Joined: Nov 22, 2003
Post   Posted: Nov 08, 2010 - 17:25 Reply with quote Back to top
so am i getting the right feeling that, going forward, there won't be anymore external linking allowed?

while i get the security aspects, and that's fine, the picture linking is a fun part of the forum, and i think it'll be a sorely missed part of the community if it's gone...is there any method to implement the security, but still be allowed to link images, without having to upload them to the site and go through image approval processes?

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