March7
This is for the AT&T/Cingular Nokia 6030b type RM-75. If you get the newer RM-225 model you CANNOT unlock it through the site listed below. The model type is on the sticker behind the battery near the IMEI code.
- Go to http://www.gsmliberty.net/shop/nokia_unlock.php.
- Select phone model 6030B and select “U.S.A.–CINGULAR - Pacific Bell Wireless” as the carrier.
- You will need the 15-digit IMEI number from the phone. It’s on the sticker under the battery, and you can also get it by entering *#06# on the phone. (Both of these should give you the same number! Enter the number on the form also, and click “Get my codes!”.
- Remove the SIM from the phone (it’s under the battery), replace the battery, and power the phone back up. It will say “Insert SmartChip”.
- Follow the instructions from the web page to enter the code. You should get a message “Phone restriction off” which means the phone has been unlocked.
You can now put your AT&T SIM (or any other SIM) back in the phone. If the code doesn’t work, do not keep trying. After 5 attempts your phone will be permanently locked to AT&T/Cingular.

March1
The popular combination Master Locks are susceptible to being opened with a simple tool fashioned from an aluminum can. With this crude tool a thief can pop open a lock in a few seconds. Here is a video that shows how to construct and use this tool which is referred to as a “shim”:
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February25
Here is an example of a basic login function which is taught in a lot of PHP tutorials. The purpose of this code is to prevent someone from viewing a web page unless they provide a valid username/password in a form. The username/password is stored in a MySQL database.
$username = $_POST["username"];
$password = $_POST["password"];$query = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE Username = '" . $username . "' AND Password = '" . $password . "'";
$result = mysql_query($query);
$validated = false;
while ($rs = mysql_fetch_array($result))
{ $validated = true; }
If a programmer does not do any input validation and uses the very basic username/password authentication example shown above, the following SQL code placed in the “password” field of a web application using code like this will usually give you access to the protected area:
foo' OR 'a'='a
The presence of this vulnerability in the code may allow a malicious
person to execute other SQL commands such as editing or deleting the
data in your database.
