[vi-tech-testers] Re: Functions or packages people would like included?
- From: M Lakhani <muzz.lakhani@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "vi-tech-testers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <vi-tech-testers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 02:05:21 +0100
Well I tend to prefer xChat simply because it has a smaller footprint, good
accessibility out of the box & cross platform compatibility. But I'm not averse
to irc - it's just my preference!
HTH
Muzz
Sent from my iPhone
> On 26 Jul 2014, at 02:00, Mobeen Iqbal <mobeeniqbal@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi.
>
> 2 excellent suggestions. in terms of irc clients, what's better? xChat or
> Irssi? i've not used either but is there 1 people would prefer over the other?
>
> Mo.
>
>
>> On 25/07/2014 22:00, M Lakhani wrote:
>> Yep agreed.
>> Also, something like xChat or similar irc client would probably aid
>> collaboration.
>>
>> HTH
>> Muzz
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On 24 Jul 2014, at 16:48, Rill <starbasecafe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm wondering if nmap would be a good candidate for inclusion. I use it a
>>> lot.
>>> Rill
>>>
>>> Agent Orange wrote:
>>>> All great ideas Mo.
>>>>
>>>> The reason why I suggest a password recovery tool, as well as (or in
>>>> preference to) a password reset tool, is that for folks who may have
>>>> implemented EFS (Encrypting File System) on their Windows machines,
>>>> resetting a Windows account password using one of these third party tools
>>>> will be likely to render files encrypted with EFS on that account
>>>> unreadable (unless they have had the foresight to back up their encryption
>>>> keys, and even then it can be problematic).
>>>>
>>>> Of course, no harm in having both password recovery and password reset
>>>> options.
>>>>
>>>> On the subject of disc encryption, I've been thinking about my own data
>>>> security recently. Having spent quite a lot of time researching EFS, I am
>>>> reluctant to use it. In one way this is a pitty as it is readily
>>>> available on all modern versions of Windows, is easy to implement, and
>>>> provides transparent, on-the-fly encryption and decryption.
>>>> Unfortunately, it's exact operation on Windows 7 is poorly documented by
>>>> Microsoft, and there are doubts about its efficacy because of weaknesses
>>>> in the NTLM hashes used to protect the Windows account password, which is
>>>> used as the basis for the file encryption key.
>>>>
>>>> This has lead me to look at the recently defunct TrueCrypt and other
>>>> solutions like DiscCryptor as possible alternatives to EFS.
>>>>
>>>> TrueCrypt, despite having been officially closed down by its developers,
>>>> might still be a viable encryption option. An independent security audit
>>>> paid for from crowd funding and carried out by iSEC Partners has reported
>>>> no significant flaws or backdoors, and a new team is being assembled to
>>>> take the project forward under a new name. Version 7.1a together with all
>>>> documentation is being temporarily hosted elsewhere and can still be
>>>> obtained. This is a well understood tool with excellent documentation.
>>>>
>>>> DiscCryptor has virtually no documentation to support it, though it has a
>>>> loyal band of enthusiastic reviewers who commend it. Unfortunately, the
>>>> lack of documentation makes it difficult to determine how it would work in
>>>> different scenarios, such as when using disc imaging.
>>>>
>>>> So not really certain as yet which way I will go, but at present, probably
>>>> leaning towards TrueCrypt.
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, my point is that both of these products advise the creation of a
>>>> rescue CD before applying the encryption. In the case of TrueCrypt, I
>>>> believe it is a generic rescue CD which could be used to rescue files
>>>> encrypted with TrueCrypt on any machine. In the case of discCryptor, I
>>>> believe the ISO is tailored to each specific installation.
>>>>
>>>> This would make TrueCrypt a better candidate for inclusion in a live
>>>> rescue CD than DiscCryptor.
>>>>
>>>> This is all a very long-winded way of asking whether it might be feasible
>>>> to include a TrueCrypt rescue tool?
>>>>
>>>> I know that Image For Windows, which is an disc imaging package, has
>>>> included a Linux version of TrueCrypt in its Live Linux boot CD. I do not
>>>> know which Linux distro is used in the Image For Linux live boot CD, but
>>>> it is a sort of command prompt type environment, where the Image for Linux
>>>> interface looks and feels very much like CloneZilla.
>>>>
>>>> Sorry for the ramble and if you made it this far, thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Phil
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: vi-tech-testers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:vi-tech-testers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mobeen Iqbal
>>>> Sent: 18 July 2014 10:10
>>>> To: vi-tech-testers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [vi-tech-testers] Functions or packages people would like
>>>> included?
>>>>
>>>> Hello phil.
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks for the suggestion! Yes i totally agree, the only thing that
>>>> we have to bear in mind is this might end up as a dvd release. I will be
>>>> looking at ophcrack over the next few days. I will also be looking into
>>>> including an MBR repair tool, file recovery tool, windows password reset
>>>> tool, and possibly some network troubleshooting tools if people want them.
>>>> If anyone has any other suggestions, please don't hesitate to respond.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for reading,
>>>>
>>>> Mo.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Agent Orange <agentorange@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Mo,
>>>> Probably getting ahead of myself here, but one tool which it might
>>>> be useful
>>>> to have on a Linux rescue CD is a Windows password recovery tool such as
>>>> Ophcrack. You can already download and burn Ophcrack as a Live CD ISO
>>>> which
>>>> boots into a desktop GUI version of Linux, but of course it doesn't
>>>> talk so
>>>> useless at present. There is another version which runs under
>>>> Linux/Unix
>>>> but not sure whether it would run under Arch.
>>>> See this link:
>>>> http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/
>>>> Phil
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: vi-tech-testers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:vi-tech-testers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mobeen Iqbal
>>>> Sent: 16 July 2014 20:23
>>>> To: vi-tech-testers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [vi-tech-testers] has anyone tested
>>>> the new
>>>> image?
>>>> Hello Everyone.
>>>> Its been rather quiet on here to say the least. Has anyone apart
>>>> from Rill
>>>> had a chance to test the new image? the next stage is going to be
>>>> compiling
>>>> a list of packages or functions that people would like to see from a
>>>> live
>>>> rescue CD version of linux, and documenting the various programs chosen
>>>> for
>>>> a specific task. but of course, a list isn't a list without people's
>>>> feedback/comments, so please keep your feedback coming.
>>>> thanks for reading,
>>>> Mo.
>
>
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