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The UAC security flaw in Vista

User Account Control (UAC) is one of the key security mechanisms introduced in Vista. In the past, the default account as an administrator. Following the principle of least privilege , the default Vista account runs with limited access, and Vista detects when something requires "administrator prompts...

Posted to Loosely Coupled has moved (Weblog) by Tim Marman on 03-03-2007, 12:00 AM
Filed under: Security, Microsoft, Video, Apple, YouTube, Advertising
Streamburst offers innovative DRM for video

I've already discussed the German music store using watermarks to discourage piracy , and now it seems another service is applying the same principle to video . Instead of handcuffing viewers who want to view films they purchase on multiple devices and otherwise use content legitimately in ways DRM blocks...

Posted to Loosely Coupled has moved (Weblog) by Tim Marman on 02-28-2007, 12:00 AM
Filed under: Security, Technology, Intellectual Property, Innovation, Video, DRM, Social Behavior
An Introduction to OpenID

OpenID, which describes itself as "an open, decentralized, free framework for user-centric digital identity", has been gaining momentum and getting press in the Identity 2.0 space. The fundamental idea of OpenID is that a URI is necessarily unique and thus a good way to identify users. If you say you...

Posted to Loosely Coupled has moved (Weblog) by Tim Marman on 02-15-2007, 12:00 AM
Filed under: .NET, Security, Technology, Software Development, Video
Intro to Cryptography Course

A University of Washington course in Cryptography is available online , including videos of all the lectures ( via Bruce Schneier ). I've listened to the first lecture and it seems like a great introduction if you're interested in the subject. Interestingly, he cautions about Schneier's "popular-but...

Posted to Loosely Coupled has moved (Weblog) by Tim Marman on 09-01-2006, 12:00 AM
Filed under: Security, Tablet PC, Technology, Software Development, Video