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From: Mauro Orlandini on 29 Apr 2008 03:57
On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:56:32 +0000, Bit Twister wrote:

> Temp workaround was to fake out their test for a windows browser and
> app name.
>
> Get into browser, put about:config in the URL box,
> Put general.useragent.security in filter box
> right click result Value, pick modify and add
> ;compatible; MSIE 7.0
> to end of U and hit OK.

Even better: download the "User Agent Switcher" plugin for Firefox, and
everything is changed (not permanently) with a click of the mouse.

Ciao, Mauro

From: Bit Twister on 29 Apr 2008 09:33
On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:57:38 +0200, Mauro Orlandini wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:56:32 +0000, Bit Twister wrote:
>
>> Temp workaround was to fake out their test for a windows browser and
>> app name.
>>
>> Get into browser, put about:config in the URL box,
>> Put general.useragent.security in filter box
>> right click result Value, pick modify and add
>> ;compatible; MSIE 7.0
>> to end of U and hit OK.
>
> Even better: download the "User Agent Switcher" plugin for Firefox, and
> everything is changed (not permanently) with a click of the mouse.

True, but installing plugins is a security problem if you cannot get
the source and verify it has no holes.

Saw an article where Australian banks were not going to pay losses if
Internet customer had not done due diligence in securing their system,
up to date Anti (virus, rootkit, ad, firewall,..) latest secure browser....
I can imagine USA Banks wanting to start that here.

If I have to show up in court to get my stolen money back, I want to
show the problem is most likely the banks problem.

My setup:
1. Firewall in router
2. Firewall on system,
3. AIDE - Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment
http://sourceforge.net/projects/aide
4. Security Level HIGH, nightly system package/port audits with reports,
5. Separate user login account to use Internet banking
6. Test that all browsers are closed before running bank connection.
7. Ip address of bank login screen checked before running browser.
8. Connection to bank is via local webpage link to avoid mis-spells.
9. Exit of browser, deletes all browser settings and tar in a pristine
browser setup with bank with no history or saved passwords or plugins.
10. Separate email account for bank with separate user account login
to read mail from bank.
11. No email accounts have other email account names in address book.
12. Software update checks done nightly.
13. Updates installed same day.
14. Running Privoxy to block ad sites. http://www.privoxy.org/
15. Set bank's account to email to me on any transaction.
16. Use gnucash to tell me if balance is out of sync,
17. Biggest security feature of all, NOT running Micro$not. :-8
From: Lovrenco Vladislavic on 29 Apr 2008 16:17
Tnx for advice and intresting add-on,

But, I was talking about drivers for bank chip-card reader, they are not
available for linux...

But thanks anyway

Lovrenco


From: Bit Twister on 29 Apr 2008 16:59
On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:17:32 +0200, Lovrenco Vladislavic wrote:
> Tnx for advice and intresting add-on,
>
> But, I was talking about drivers for bank chip-card reader, they are not
> available for linux...

Have you looked here
http://www.aquamaniac.de/sites/libchipcard/index.php
From: Amund on 16 May 2008 13:18
Bit Twister wrote:

> On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:57:38 +0200, Mauro Orlandini wrote:
>> On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:56:32 +0000, Bit Twister wrote:
>>
>>> Temp workaround was to fake out their test for a windows browser and
>>> app name.
>>>
>>> Get into browser, put about:config in the URL box,
>>> Put general.useragent.security in filter box
>>> right click result Value, pick modify and add
>>> ;compatible; MSIE 7.0
>>> to end of U and hit OK.
>>
>> Even better: download the "User Agent Switcher" plugin for Firefox, and
>> everything is changed (not permanently) with a click of the mouse.
>
> True, but installing plugins is a security problem if you cannot get
> the source and verify it has no holes.

If you use konqueror, i think it is easy to change the browser
identification easily without any plugin. Just go to Tools on the main
menu.

The problem with Firefox, is that it does not have so flexible user
interface. In Opera, i think you can specify a printer command, and then
you can just write kprinter.

In Firefox, you can print to a postscript file. I guess you might find any
command to transfere it to pdf later.

The easiest way, might be to use konqueror, if you want to print to pdf.

If you have any reason to run Internet Explorer, it is usually easy to
install it under Linux and run it under wine. Just ask google:
http://www.google.com/search?q=ies4linux+mandriva
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