2010年4月22日 星期四

get the version information of SQL server

Microsoft support has a web page for this.

In short,
1. run 'select @@version'.

Version NumberService Pack
6.50.479SQL Server 6.5 Service Pack 5a (SP5a) Update
6.50.416SQL Server 6.5 Service Pack 5a (SP5a)
6.50.415SQL Server 6.5 Service Pack 5 (SP5)
6.50.281SQL Server 6.5 Service Pack 4 (SP4)
6.50.258SQL Server 6.5 Service Pack 3 (SP3)
6.50.240SQL Server 6.5 Service Pack 2 (SP2)
6.50.213SQL Server 6.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
6.50.201SQL Server 6.5 RTM

Version NumberService Pack
7.00.1063SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack 4 (SP4)
7.00.961SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack 3 (SP3)
7.00.842SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2)
7.00.699SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
7.00.623SQL Server 7.0 RTM (Release To Manufacturing)

if the version number string is started with "8.", "9." or later, then run
"SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('productversion'), SERVERPROPERTY ('productlevel'), SERVERPROPERTY ('edition')"
The following results are returned:
  • The product version (for example, 8.00.534)
  • The product level (for example, "RTM" or "SP2")
  • The edition (for example, "Standard Edition"). For example, the results resemble the following:

    8.00.534 SP2 Standard Edition
ReleaseSqlservr.exe
RTM2000.80.194.0
SQL Server 2000 SP12000.80.384.0
SQL Server 2000 SP22000.80.534.0
SQL Server 2000 SP32000.80.760.0
SQL Server 2000 SP3a2000.80.760.0
SQL Server 2000 SP42000.8.00.2039


9.00.1399.06RTMEnterprise Edition
The following table lists the Sqlservr.exe version number.

ReleaseSqlservr.exe
RTM2005.90.1399
SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 12005.90.2047
SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 22005.90.3042
SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 32005.90.4035

10.0.1600.22RTMEnterprise Edition
The following table lists the Sqlservr.exe version number.
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ReleaseSqlservr.exe
RTM2007.100.1600.0
SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 12007.100.2531.0







2010年4月21日 星期三

TPM and Linux

Trusted Computing in IBM Research

The H Open Source - Linux and TPM

Trusted Computing, IBM resources page on TPM and Linux

TPM EmulatorTalk.pdf

Use TPM on Linux

How to use a TPM with Linux @GrouNation

[lINUX]TPM and eCryptfs

TPM Emulator

SoftTPM is located, but no files could be downloaded.

Microsoft TechNet – Windows Trusted Platform Module Management Step-by-Step Guide, Microsoft's guide to the use of TPM with Windows.

full disk encryption and filesystem encryption

eCryptfs seems support TPM. in its README,
...Future versions of eCryptfs will allow hardware token devices, such as a TPM chip, to protect your secret keys....
But there is a file named ecryptfs-utils-83/src/utils/ecryptfs_generate_tpm_key.c.
It is necessary to look into further.
eCryptfs: An Enterprise-class Cryptographic Filesystem for Linux introduce the eCryptfs in detail.


MetFS (FUSE) doesn't support TPM by observing its source.

EncFS (FUSE), no clue now.

CryptoFS (FUSE) doesn't support TPM by observing its source.


TrueCrypt (On-The-Fly Disk encryption) doesn't support TPM explicitly.

Full disk Encryption in wikipedia is a good start for information of this kind.

Fedora Core 4 support disk encryption. (dm-crypt ?)
Fedora's Release note: FeatureEncryptedFilesystems outline something on this topic.

Comparison of disk encryption software - BestCrypt, Bloombase Keyparc, Check Point Full Disk Encryption, cryptoloop, dm-crypt, eCryptfs, FREE CompuSec, loop-AES, Scramdisk, SecureDoc, TrueCrypt

2010年4月16日 星期五

RSA and SSL weak keys ?

ssl weak key generation (supposed to effect only debian). By reading the document, I think it is not really weak key on RSA, but debian's patch on OpenSSL causes predictable rsa key set.

script to check for weak SSH hostkeys -

SSL keys

Cryptographic API and RSA

Cryptography

Windows PKI blog
How to encrypt small data block with only RSA public key using Microsoft ECSP

accelerometer

Orientation in Firefox and beyond shows how to handle "MozOrientation" event in FF 3.6.
Safari Reference Library shows the API.
PhoneCap opens up the iPhone's SDK to Web developers - allowing them to access features such as the accelerometer and geo-location tools directly from HTML and Javascript powered Web pages.
iPhone Tutorial - Reading the Accelerometer

Geolocation

Geolocation API Specification in W3C
Geolocation API - Gears API
Google Gears also provide this feature for Android 1.x device or emulator, Windows Mobile, Windows, Mac OS Tiger/Leopard/Snow Leopard, Linux.
Google Gears Portable for FF 3.6
gears' source code
Learn how to perform GeoLocation with Google Gears

Android

The Developer's Guide
Android 中文論壇, G3 Hero
[Android]HTC Hero[台灣版]取得Root權限方法
market下載的遊戲與程式能直接安裝在記憶卡嗎?
Android in Wikipedia
Nexus One到貨第二話:來看Android 2.1好體驗
Dalvik: how Google routed around Sun’s IP-based licensing restrictions on Java ME

Android and the Linux kernel community
Linux 2.6.33 Boosts Graphics, Dumps Android

FIPS-140 and HSM

FIPS 140
it is necessary to meet the requirement of FIPS 140-2 level 3

SafeNet HSM Implementation

HSM reseller in Taiwan
Thalesgroup's HSM: nShield Solo


Tutorial: nCipher NetHSM and OpenSSL