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MS16-006 – Critical: Security Update for Silverlight to Address Remote Code Execution (3126036) – Version: 1.0

2016-01-12 KENNETH 0

Severity Rating: CriticalRevision Note: V1.0 (January 12, 2016): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Silverlight. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user visits a compromised website that contains a specially crafted Silverlight application. An attacker would have no way to force users to visit a compromised website. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to visit the website, typically by getting them to click a link in an email or instant message that takes users to the attacker’s website. Source: ms-security

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3123479 – Deprecation of SHA-1 Hashing Algorithm for Microsoft Root Certificate Program – Version: 1.0

2016-01-12 KENNETH 0

Revision Note: V1.0 (January 12, 2016): Advisory published.Summary: Microsoft is announcing a policy change to the Microsoft Root Certificate Program. The new policy no longer allows root certificate authorities to issue X.509 certificates using the SHA-1 hashing algorithm for the purposes of SSL and code signing as of January 1, 2016. Using the SHA-1 hashing algorithm in digital certificates could allow an attacker to spoof content, perform phishing attacks, or perform man-in-the-middle attacks. Source: ms-security

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Using NGINX and NGINX Plus to Load Balance Apache Tomcat Servers

2016-01-12 KENNETH 0

NGINX and NGINX Plus are commonly used to enhance performance and fault tolerance by acting as a load balancer for many application servers, including Apache TomcatTM. To help customers get the most out of their Tomcat deployments, NGINX, Inc. has published a new deployment guide, Using NGINX and NGINX Plus to Load Balance Apache Tomcat Servers. This guide details how NGINX and NGINX Plus can be utilized as a load balancer and application delivery controller for Apache Tomcat application servers. Why NGINX and NGINX Plus? Many Apache Tomcat deployments use the Apache HTTP Server for application delivery, as specified in the Tomcat installation instructions. Apache HTTP Server’s thread-per-connection architecture delivers acceptable performance under low to medium load, but under heavy load the limitations of the architecture begin to surface. In one common scenario, the thread pool becomes exhausted when there is a large [ more… ]