"...so unfucking-secure that this should never see the light of day..." Do you have a pseudonym named "Bastian Koert"? :-) On Feb 13, 2015 12:04 AM, <php-db-digest-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > php-db Digest 13 Feb 2015 05:03:55 -0000 Issue 5067 > > Topics (messages 48953 through 48953): > > Re: Code Security > 48953 by: Ethan Rosenberg > > Administrivia: > > To subscribe to the digest, e-mail: > php-db-digest-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe from the digest, e-mail: > php-db-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To post to the list, e-mail: > php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Ethan Rosenberg <erosenberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: Bastien Koert <phpster@xxxxxxxxx> > Cc: "php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 00:03:48 -0500 > Subject: Re: Code Security > On 02/06/2015 02:45 PM, Bastien Koert wrote: > >> Hold on, so you've written a point of sale app that exists on the client >> machine as whole? Does this >> take credit card data? >> >> If so, its so un-fucking-secure that this should never see the light of >> day. The CC companies won't >> accept this at all and would remove any ability to accept CCs by the >> business. This style of app is >> in violation of so many terms of service (not to mention basic security >> programming practices when >> dealing with sensitive data). >> >> I worked with a guy who wrote an app like that (but not POS, still >> sensitive data. I took one look >> at it and yanked it from production and replaced it with a proper client >> / server app. Its not safe, >> its not secure and to code a POS on a single machine that the user has >> access to is just dumb. >> >> I would strongly suggest that your client have a look at square or >> similar if he wants to process CC >> data. >> >> Bastien >> >> On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 11:24 PM, Ethan Rosenberg < >> erosenberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> <mailto:erosenberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: >> >> On 02/05/2015 11:04 AM, Bastien Koert wrote: >> >> I'm with the two Richard's on this, those users shouldn't have >> telnet >> access to the host server at all. Users should be using the >> browser to >> access your site. >> >> Other than that, the most important thing you can do is to >> regularly back >> up your code and database to another location so that if >> something happens >> to the working box (and likely all tech products, its not IF its >> WHEN) you >> can restore the code and database with minimal data loss >> >> Bastien >> >> On Thu Feb 05 2015 at 9:39:43 AM Omar Muhsin <mrfroasty@xxxxxxxxx >> <mailto:mrfroasty@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: >> >> You forgot this one "keep the box OFFLINE ... best security" >> :-D >> >> >> On 05-02-15 14:10, Richard Quadling wrote: >> >> 1 - Don't allow terminal access to your box. >> 2 - Use a PHP byte code encoder (IonCube, Zend Guard) - >> not perfect as >> >> they >> >> can be reversed to access the code in a form. >> 3 - Don't use PHP. >> >> >> ---- >> Thanks to all. >> >> I apologize, but I did not properly define the problem I am >> addressing. I have written code for >> a POS [Point Of Sale] system to be used in a store. I don't expect >> the store owner to play with >> the code. His friends [or enemies] might try. There are two logins >> to the computer, ethan [me] >> and worker. Worker has to be able to access the code to use it. He >> has to be blocked from >> reading, writing or copying the code. >> >> How?? >> >> TIA >> >> Ethan >> >> >> Bastien >> >> Cat, the other other white meat Grrr... I have a gingy cat, and she is >> very nice. Don't insult her [LOL] >> > > --- > > Thanks all..... > > Sorry, my fault by not being clear. > > The POS system is free standing and not on a network. > > The server is Apache. > > So .... > > Mr Nice has bought my system. > > His friend, Mr. Ugly, wants to steal my code. > > He asks Mr.[naive]Nice if he could look at the computer while it is logged > in. > > Ctrl-Alt-F1 A terminal. > > cd /var/www > > cp *.* memoryStick He now has my code > > look at the code to find out where the passwords are stored and copy to > memoryStick > > history |grep mys* He has the login, and hopefully the password > > show databases; > > /usr/bin/mysqldump -u root -p Database > /pathtodatabasefolder/ > Database.sql > > Everything gone!!! > > How do I prevent the above? > > TIA > > Ethan > > >
