Thanks for all the suggestions, I think I like this one the best, I
might set something up on a site so I can access it from my phone. Tie
this with an SMS service I've got that lets me specify the sender
number I could have some fun. Email and SMS the person from someone
else in the room.

Robin

On 3 May 2010 20:55, Andrew Ellis <[email protected]> wrote:
> A trick I've used for a while is keeping a protected email spoofing
> form on my web server. That way when I'm asked to "demo" my skills, I
> can simply send the person an email from theirself or the like.
>
> This has the advantage of looking pretty cool to laymen and, as far as
> I know, isn't illegal.
>
> It's definitely not a "1337 hack" but it's a nice way to show the
> types of things that can be done without getting in too much trouble.
>
> -Andrew
>
> On 5/3/10, Chris Clymer <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Rather than a live demo, better tactic might be telling a story about
>> a vulnerability in joe sixpack terms.  The pizza coupon thing
>> (dominos?) a few months back is a good example.
>>
>> I see a lot of downsides to letting folks at a party pressure you into
>> a live demo.  You are basically allowing strangers to SE you.  If you
>> show a successful demo, you just know the next question will come: so
>> can you hack into so-and-so's facebook account? ;)
>>
>> When you consider the potential for demo fail too, this is really a
>> lose/lose situation :(
>>
>> -------------------------
>> securityjustice.com | chrisclymer.com
>>
>>
>> On May 3, 2010, at 11:54 AM, Robin Wood <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi
>>> At a party the other day I was asked the normal question of what do I
>>> do for a living. I said security and kept it a bit vague but was
>>> pressed so explained what pen-testing is and roughly what I do. I then
>>> got the challenge, prove it, prove you can hack a company.
>>>
>>> People would say to a dentist, prove you can do a filling but this
>>> person insisted they wanted a demo. I explained the legalities and
>>> finally fobbed them off and got away but it got me thinking, has
>>> anyone got any good party tricks that they can pull in this kind of
>>> situation that give an instant wow but are easy to do and legal? Not
>>> quite legal but I was thinking if I knew any big sites with XSS I
>>> could rewrite but none came to mind at that time.
>>>
>>> Robin
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