Goodreader for iPad security vulnerability

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I normally try hard to not do too much cross-promotion between this blog and my personal blog, but in this particular case I’m making an exception because of the security vulnerability in question.

Over on my personal blog, Pattern Recognition, I’ve detailed a security vulnerability related to using the iPad application Goodreader on public Wi-Fi networks. This vulnerability became apparent to me when I launched Goodreader while on the ALA Annual Wi-Fi in the Washington Convention Center, and saw multiple unprotected Goodreader instances, any one of which could be read/written to at will.

If you have an iPad and use Goodreader, GO READ THAT POST RIGHT NOW. This is a serious vulnerability and any file that you have on your iPad in Goodreader may be accessible to the world.