BREACH attack: How it works

Deb Shinder*/ /*Deb Shinder">Deb Shinder*/ /*Deb Shinder*/ Posted On August 6, 2013

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There has been some confusion about how the attack actually works and the measures that can effectively mitigate it. As a type of "oracle attack," it uses results returned from queries to a system to discover information that was not directly disclosed. You can read more about it here:

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/08/06/anatomy-of-a-cryptographic-oracle-understanding-and-mitigating-the-breach-attack/

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Deb Shinder

Debra Littlejohn Shinder is a technology and security analyst and author specializing in identity, security and cybercrime, utilizing her past experience as a police officer and police academy/criminal justice instructor. She has written numerous books and articles for web and print publications and has been awarded the Microsoft MVP designation for fourteen years in a row.

BREACH attack: How it works

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