WebJob 1.3.0 Release

From: Klayton Monroe (klmat_private)
Date: Sat Aug 16 2003 - 08:56:58 PDT

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    Background:
    
      WebJob downloads a program over HTTP/HTTPS and executes it in one
      unified operation. The output, if any, may be directed to
      stdout/stderr or a Web resource. WebJob may be useful in incident
      response and intrusion analysis as it provides a mechanism to run
      known good diagnostic programs on a potentially compromised system.
      It can also support a variety of centralized management and
      host-based monitoring solutions such as process monitoring, file
      integrity, package/patch deployment, configuration management,
      and policy compliance.
    
      http://webjob.sourceforge.net/WebJob/
    
      WebJob is also the home of Payload and Delivery (PaD) technology.
      A PaD file is a self-extracting executable which can be implemented
      as either a script or a program. In addition to extracting their
      payload, PaD executables support flexible payload delivery. In
      other words, the user controls if, when, and how a given payload
      will be delivered. Within the PaD framework, delivery refers to
      the act of running one or more commands to manipulate or otherwise
      make use of the extracted payload.
    
      http://webjob.sourceforge.net/WebJob/PayloadAndDelivery.shtml
    
    Announcement:
    
      Version 1.3.0 is a minor release of WebJob. Generally, code was
      cleaned up and refined as necessary. The configure/build process
      has been updated, and several new configure options were added.
      The client-side filename format was changed from webjob.stdxxx.hhhhhhhh
      to webjob_hhhhhhhh.xxx. Also, the logic used to seed the random
      number generator was modified to address an issue on NT/2K
      platforms. The major event for this release, however, was the
      addition of MD5 and SHA1 hashing support. Now, WebJob has the
      ability to compute a message digest of a specified file or stdin.
      This is useful in situations where the downloaded executable needs
      to compute a hash, but the target platform lacks the necessary
      hashing tools. Also, message digests of the std{out,err} streams
      are now computed and written to the stdenv stream. This will make
      it easier to check stream integrity on the server.
    
      http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=296494
    
    Download:
    
      http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=40788
    
    Cookbook:
    
      http://webjob.sourceforge.net/WebJob/Cookbook.shtml
    
    Enjoy,
    k
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    Klayton Monroe
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