Throop Wilder

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Not Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Web Services Security

Not Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Web Services Security

Woody Allen, that famous web services guru and comedian on the side, once described James Joyce as “the most incomprehensible and hence the finest poet of his time.”
Throop Wilder Jan 15 2004 10:13AM Security
Don’t Blame the Pigeons

Don’t Blame the Pigeons

It’s the 15th century, and wireless communications are flourishing. The Cardinal, Sir Dickcheney, sensing imminent invasion from the enemy, has instructed his trusted servant Walker (for centuries known only as “W”) to deliver a message to a military outpost on the remote frontiers of the kingdom, 500 miles away. “Prepare to attack.” reads the message. W’s problem: he has to get it there in 24 hours. His only option: wireless. He runs up to the tower where the master pigeon trainer, Rummy, awaits. They exchange a secret password and W hands Rummy the message. Rummy affixes the message to one of the prize pigeons and off it flies.
Throop Wilder Jan 14 2004 5:04PM Security
Aircracked!

Aircracked!

It may not be illegal.
Throop Wilder Jan 14 2004 4:42PM Security
All For One and One For All

All For One and One For All

In the classic tale of French chivalry, The Three Musketeers, the intrepid heroes more often than not find themselves in predicaments that one of them-in a drunken stupor-has precipitated.
Throop Wilder Jan 9 2004 1:38PM Security

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