Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, 2. August 2007 13:31 schrieb Robert Bernier:
>> New timing attack doesn't need application bugs to work
>>
>> http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/security/cybercrime/news/index.cf
>> m?RSS&newsid=4344
>
> This is complete BS, as evidenced by this statement:
>
> """
> their attack involves performing record insertion operations, typically
> available to all database users - including anonymous users of front-end web
> applications - and analysing the time it takes to perform different kinds of
> insertions.
> """
>
> In principle, attacks of this kind would be possible, but it's not quite as
> simple as they make it appear.
>
That was roughly my thought as well.
In our case, would it even be possible given WAL?
Regards, Dave.
