DChiuch 5,773 Posted December 1, 2013 1. A user on KH13 discovered a security flaw with the new chat where it was possible to 'pretend' to be another user, monitor their chats, and even send chats as them... yeah, oops. We've patched the issue and notified ArrowChat, so hopefully they fix the issue in their software. We don't think this flaw was abused at all, but we thought it was better to let you know anyway. If chat starts acting funny, it's because of the patch I made, but it's the best I can do until ArrowChat come out with an official fix. Anyway, the security issue is now gone. 2. Previously, there was a daily backup at 6am USA EST, and this backup caused KH13 to go offline for over 10 minutes at a time, every day. We've changed this so that the backup now occurs in the background rather than causing the site to go offline-- no more daily downtime! The website may be a little bit slower at this time, however. 17 MyDixieRect, Oli, PillowHead and 14 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marth 338 Posted December 1, 2013 I'm curious as to how 1st issue addressed happens. But it's still good that the issue is being fixed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DChiuch 5,773 Posted December 1, 2013 On 12/1/2013 at 6:31 PM, AT-LOW Kihara said: I'm curious as to how 1st issue addressed happens. But it's still good that the issue is being fixed. Just to be clear, regarding the 1st issue: I applied my own fix, and now it's 100% impossible to view other's chats. 1 Marth reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kurama 171 Posted December 1, 2013 YAY NOW MY CHAT IS WORKING! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sora96 17,256 Posted December 1, 2013 My chats won't be interrupted during backup anymore! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoxSox 3,593 Posted December 1, 2013 That's nice to hear, but I should probably mention that multple users including myself have had issues with the site crashing repeatedly and generally being glitchy for all of today. Might have something to do with the changes you made. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DChiuch 5,773 Posted December 1, 2013 On 12/1/2013 at 6:47 PM, RoxSoxKH said: That's nice to hear, but I should probably mention that multple users including myself have had issues with the site crashing repeatedly and generally being glitchy for all of today. Might have something to do with the changes you made. That would have been me working on stuff. 1 RoxSox reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoxSox 3,593 Posted December 1, 2013 On 12/1/2013 at 6:50 PM, DChiuch said: That would have been me working on stuff. Ah. that seems obvious in retrospect. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teh lazy prince Xylek 1,559 Posted December 1, 2013 YYYyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy love you DC Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 1, 2013 Hmm... Interesting. Good to hear about no more downtime! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MasterXemnas 2,285 Posted December 1, 2013 Fool. I felt like that downtime was a bit of freedom for me. Like how in Matrix 3 where Trinity saw the real sky for a moment. That's what it was to me. But now you had to and make the site work better. Thanks a lot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shulk 8,623 Posted December 1, 2013 Ah, so is this what that crash last night was about, then? Good to know that the backup doesn't restrict access to the site anymore! The bit about the chats is kinda scary too, I'm glad to know that's been patched up, too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hazimie 1,595 Posted December 2, 2013 One word : Now wonder. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Weedanort 8,786 Posted December 2, 2013 YES, NO DOWNTIME Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
