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RE: [cobalt-security] Possible problem?
- Subject: RE: [cobalt-security] Possible problem?
- From: Reinoud van Leeuwen <rvanleeuwen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 10:31:29 +0200
- List-id: Mailing list for users to address network security on Cobalt products. <cobalt-security.list.cobalt.com>
> One thing I forgot to mention. All Mips processor products are not
> susceptible to intrusions like this. Sorry for the confusion and
> worries. If you have a MIPS processor (you can usually tell when you
> login on telnet) then you have no need to worry.
If you login through *telnet* over a public network, you have a lot to worry
about! Telnet is so insecure, people can just sniff your password to get
into your box... (no hacking needed)