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[cobalt-security] re: Telnet security
- Subject: [cobalt-security] re: Telnet security
- From: "William P. N. Smith" <wpns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 09:05:33 -0400
- Organization: ComputerSmiths Consulting, Inc.
- List-id: Mailing list for users to address network security on Cobalt products. <cobalt-security.list.cobalt.com>
Reinoud van Leeuwen wrote:
> 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)
Which people are those who can sniff your password? Network administrators
and such, but how does an 'ordinary' user watch theinternet promiscuously?
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William Smith wpns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx N1JBJ@xxxxxxxxx
ComputerSmiths Consulting, Inc. www.compusmiths.com