Security

FindTheHole.vbs

By Howard | Published August 11th, 2008

Recently I needed to write a script that could locate a folder on a system that had particular characteristics.  I was looking for hidden folders that the logged on user had rights to read, write/append and execute on.  ie, they can drop a binary into the folder and then run it. This is the script…

LDAP Query based on account SID in VBscript

By Howard | Published January 9th, 2008

This is a bit of code I wish I’d found sooner. There is a – it seems mostly undocumented – feature of the ldap provider in Server 2003 that allows you to form an ldap query just on the SID of an account: bindSid = "LDAP://<sid =" & SID & ">" set oVal = GetObject(bindSid)…

Clientless WEP Cracking

By Howard | Published March 8th, 2007

In case you weren’t aware, using WEP to secure your home network is a bit like putting a sign on your front door letting everyone know that you do have a key to keep it locked, but if they can work out your clue they’ll be able to find it. And then leaving your key…

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