passwords in the clear

[Paul D. Robertson proberts@clark.net]

On Fri, 18 Aug 1995, Vadim Antonov wrote:

[snip]
> Been there, done that.  The only way to defeat snoopers on
> Ethernet is to encrypt all data or to use filtering bridges,
> or to use good application-level gateway and not bother with
> protection from insiders (which you never can do anyway... as
> an insider can always stick a floppy in your machine and
> voila! all data is his).
> 

You forgot switching hubs, which negate the whole sniffing/snooping/spoofing
problem (If someone substitues a host, you've got more problems than network
security will handle).  If for no other reason, this is why some of us 
just can't wait for ATM all over the friggin place :)

Paul.


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