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Tag, You're It!

The Internet is full of examples of simplifications creating vulnerabilities.  A good number of these can be represented as indirection enablers.  IP addresses, domain names, URIs, tiny URLs, QR Codes and now Microsoft tags.  Each of these serves the purpose of simplifying and decoupling.  We have seen many exploits for the first four, what about these last two?

As you likely know, QR Codes and Microsoft tags are graphical images targeted at print media, though there is no reason they can’t be used in an online fashion.  They are most often presented as rectangular graphics (examples below).  The reason for using them is to provide an easy way for someone to access a web page (or other online resource) related to the printed content.  Since these images represent character data they can also be used to house information, like contact details, that do not require online access to interpret.

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Thursday January 13, 2011 | By David Read