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How to securely authenticate with SCRAM in Postgres 13

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SCRAM with channel binding is a variation of password authentication that is almost as easy to use, but much more secure. In basic password authentication, the connecting client simply sends the server the password. Basic password authentication has several weaknesses which are addressed with SCRAM and channel binding.

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Open-Source Authorization as a Service

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Background Information The story starts back in 2007 when our founders, Omri Gazitt and Gert Drapers, were working on what would eventually become Azure Active Directory. As a result, every cloud application was forced to reinvent both authentication and authorization.

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Microsoft’s February 2023 Patch Tuesday Addresses 75 CVEs (CVE-2023-23376)

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Important CVE-2023-23376 | Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVE-2023-23376 is an EoP vulnerability in Windows operating systems receiving a CVSSv3 score of 7.8 However, exploitation for this flaw does require authentication. that has been exploited in the wild.

Windows 100
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Microsoft’s June 2023 Patch Tuesday Addresses 70 CVEs (CVE-2023-29357)

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A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit the vulnerability by sending a spoofed JWT authentication token to a vulnerable server giving them the privileges of an authenticated user on the target. We did not include these advisories in our overall Patch Tuesday counts. and rated critical. and rated critical. respectively.

Windows 98
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Microsoft’s October 2023 Patch Tuesday Addresses 103 CVEs (CVE-2023-36563, CVE-2023-41763)

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Critical CVE-2023-35349 | Microsoft Message Queuing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2023-35349 is a RCE vulnerability in the Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) component of Windows operating systems that was assigned a CVSSv3 score of 9.8 Details about this flaw are included in our analysis below. and rated critical.

Windows 115
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Microsoft’s March 2023 Patch Tuesday Addresses 76 CVEs (CVE-2023-23397)

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The attacker can use this hash to authenticate as the victim recipient in an NTLM relay attack. Moderate CVE-2023-24880 | Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2023-24880 is a Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass vulnerability in Windows operating systems that was assigned a CVSSv3 score of 5.4.

Windows 98
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Microsoft’s December 2022 Patch Tuesday Addresses 48 CVEs (CVE-2022-44698)

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CVE-2022-44698 is a security feature bypass vulnerability in the Windows operating system. Where this vulnerability differs, is that it affects the SmartScreen feature of Windows operating systems, rather than the Protected View feature in Office. This month’s update includes patches for: NET Framework. Microsoft Office.

Windows 98