Re: Need for a computer security contact - php VEND#535318
| From: | Edin Kadribasic | Date: | Fri, 13 Oct 2006 20:26:37 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Need for a computer security contact - php VEND#535318 | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.mirrors |
| Request: | Send a blank email to php-mirrors+get-33046@lists.php.net to get a copy of this message | ||
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Hello,
Please contact security@php.net
Edin
CERT Coordination Center wrote:
>
> Hello Folks:
>
> The CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) is a center of Internet
> security expertise, located at the Software Engineering Institute, a
> federally funded research and development center. Part of our Charter
> is to coordinate the deployment of information relating to internet
> security vulnerabilities, and to work with vendors to ensure that
> appropriate information is published for users of their products, and,
> when possible, to assist in the deployment of patches.
>
> At this time, we are aware of a problem with one of your products. We
> are interested in establishing a formal contact with The PHP Group to
> facilitate the coordination of vulnerability remediation. Given the
> sensitive nature of the information typically exchanged during the
> vulnerability remediation process, we are interested in exchanging PGP
> or GnuPG keys with The PHP Group to ensure secure communication.
>
> Please follow the steps listed below to begin the key exchange process:
>
> 1. You generate a PGP or GnuPG key pair if you do not already have one.
>
> 2. You then send the public key to <cert@cert.org> via email signed
> with that key. Please include "VEND#535318" in the subject line
> of your email message.
>
> 3. We will then contact you out-of-band via a trusted telephone number
> to verify your key fingerprint. This will involve your reading the
> key fingerprint back to us in hexidecimal format.
>
> 4. We will then use your public key to send mail to you encrypted with
> your key. This mail will also contain information on obtaining the
> CERT/CC's public key.
>
> 5. You then decrypt the mail, and follow the brief instruction within
> that mail.
>
>
> If you have any questions or concerns pertaining to this request,
> please do not hesitate to contact me via the CERT Hotline:
> 412.268.7090.
>
> Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
>
> Regards,
>
> Katie Steiner
>
> CERT Coordination Center | Internet E-mail: cert@cert.org
> Software Engineering Institute | Telephone: +1-412-268-7090 24-hour hotline
> Carnegie Mellon University | - phone answered by CERT personnel
> Pittsburgh PA 15213-3890 | during business days (Monday - Friday),
> | from 08:00-20:00 EST/EDT (GMT-5/GMT-4);
> http://www.cert.org/ | on call for emergencies
> during other hours
>
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