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Subject: Re: Hey the crackers have a new twist 8-(.
From: pjh70 @ eng . amdahl . com (Patrick J Horgan)
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 94 08:12:17 PST
To: ericm @ MicroUnity . com, sean+ @ andrew . cmu . edu, firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM, rouilj @ terminus . cs . umb . edu, imd1707 @ ggr . co . uk

> From: Ian Dunkin <imd1707 @
 ggr .
 co .
 uk>
> Subject: Re: Hey the crackers have a new twist 8-(.
> 
...
>                             
> ..even if she has to supply the connect authentication manually (eg
> SecurId) to set the connection up.  So even things like TIS's
> authentication hooks don't seem to prevent this kind of thing?

...> 
> --
> Ian Dunkin <imd1707 @
 ggr .
 co .
 uk>
> --
> 
Nothing will protect you from a trusted insider except to some extent
treating all machines like they're part of your firewall.  Even then,
insiders have to have some permissions to get their job done, and
within the range of those permissions damage can be done.

Patrick

     These opinions are mine, and not Amdahl's (except by coincidence;).

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