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.. and it won't matter if public or private network...
Plus - this goes beyond authentication.
Sniffing the HR dept traffic, or Cashier app w/ card swipe,
whether telnet or browser based,
allows access to data bypassing the normal auth checks.
Sniffers are easily downloaded freeware.
Having said all that, I have yet to have a customer take
steps like SSL.
Jim Franz
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Gibbs" <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: Telnet concerns from auditors
Charles Wilt wrote:
In all fairness, this risk is lower now than it used to be due to the
use of network switches.
Explain that to an auditor.
If they are raising flags because of unencrypted authentication on your
network ... then the presence of a switch (instead of a hub) isn't going
to mater one iota.
david
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