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New CCA bypass method

08/12/06

New CCA bypass method

Permalink 09:20:54 pm, Categories: Resnet  

Recently, Resnet installed a new version of CCA which does the Operating System detection quite differently than the old, brain-dead use of the User-Agent string.
I described some issues here.
I have now figured out when the detection is done in this version (a bit technical): The OS is determined during the SSL negotiation phase of the HTTPS login request.
I have a work-around for people who use my Perl script to log into CCA on Windows. I'll keep the exact work-around private for now, since I don't want Resnet personnel (who are known to read these pages) to dissect it already ;)
So, shoot me an email (jfeise at feise dot com) if you want it.

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Comment from: rob [Visitor]
quick question on you windows perl script. do i upload the script somewhere? i am currently unaware of how to run the script. just wondering of where it needs to go
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Comment from: Joe [Member] Email · http://www.feise.com/~jfeise/
The script is more designed for Linux.
For Windows, you would have to install Perl first (e.g., from http://www.activeperl.com/ASPN/Perl). You then can run the script.
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