Firewalls: Re: Security risk when dialing out

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Subject:	Re: Security risk when dialing out
From:	peter @ baileynm . com (Peter da Silva)
Date:	Thu, 10 Jul 1997 11:19:20 -0500 (CDT)
To:	clonvick @ cisco . com (Chris Lonvick)
Cc:	jwyscarver @ nelnk . ang . af . mil, firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to:	<2 . 2 . 32 . 19970710135855 . 007505b4 @ diablo . cisco . com> from "Chris Lonvick" at Jul 10, 97 08:58:55 am

> You don't need modems to get to AOL, CIS or many of the other on-line
> services.  <deftly side-stepping your modem security question>

How does that sidestep the security question?

AOL's software has been described as establishing an IP tunnel. If that's
the case a link to AOL either through a modem or an IP address opens up a
non-encrypted tunnel past your firewall into your internal network.

I am not terribly happy with this idea.

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Re: Security risk when dialing out
From: Chris Lonvick <clonvick @ cisco . com>

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