From 6db1f188647d766b189a52bfe4f3b2c87b7abcd8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: zooko <> Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:43:24 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] announce Tahoe v0.5.1 [Imported from Trac: page News, version 20] --- News.md | 26 +++----------------------- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/News.md b/News.md index 9e27d25..c454842 100644 --- a/News.md +++ b/News.md @@ -2,31 +2,11 @@ ## Latest News -### 2007-08-21 -- security flaw +### 2007-08-23 -- Allmydata Tahoe v0.5.1 released! -Nathan Wilcox has discovered that the new web API in allmydata-tahoe -version 0.5 is vulnerable to XSRF attack. An XSRF -- or "Cross-Site -Reference Forgery" attack -- is one in which an attacker creates an -innocuous-looking hyperlink, and if a user clicks on that hyperlink -then it causes deletion or theft of the user's data. We are working -on a fix for this problem, and in the meantime if you have stored any -private or precious data on a tahoe grid, then you can make sure that -you are not exposed to this threat by shutting down your tahoe node -before browsing the web. +This fixes a security flaw in Tahoe v0.5.0. -You can read more about the attack and our fix in the mailing list archves: - - - -and in this bug tracker ticket: - - - -### 2007-08-17 -- Allmydata Tahoe v0.5 released! - -This version adds a RESTful API allowing you to program your Tahoe node in the language of your choice, as well as a command-line API in the Unix style, and some performance improvements. - -Please see [the Release Notes]source:relnotes.txt@1129. +Please see [the Release Notes]source:relnotes.txt@1154. ## Old News