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Re: Network Monitoring and Control (announcement)
From: Andrew.V.Kovalev () jet msk su (Andrew V. Kovalev)
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 1995 15:09:49 +0400 (GMT+4:00)
any connection, setting up makeshift firewalls, or even TAKING OVER (hijacking) any connection.Sounds ok if your charged with providing security for a corporate, government or military site, but in the case of pay commercial hosts this should be illiegal, if not downright immoral. How much privacy should I expect from a provider? I mean I am paying for services, and there was some limited agreement to services. I think you better put in a statement saying YOUR SESSION WILL BE WATCHED AND IF WE FEEL YOU'RE BEING POLITCALLY INCORRECT WE WILL TAKE OVER YOUR SESSION.
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Am I the only one who feels this is an invasion of privacy? Chris
I don't think this is worse than a trivial sniffer etc.. And the ability to hijack a connection is really valuable when you are dealing with some wannabe cracker... Session monitoring tools are readily available for a long time. If you really want your TCP session to be safe - use encryption, it will protect you from watcher as well. I think Watcher is a valuable tool for those who wants their site to be secure. avk
Current thread:
- Re: Network Monitoring and Control (announcement) Andrew V. Kovalev (Apr 01)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Network Monitoring and Control (announcement) Chris Herringshaw (Apr 01)
- Re: Network Monitoring and Control (announcement) Rens Troost (Apr 03)
- Re: Network Monitoring and Control (announcement) Tom 'moof' Spindler (Apr 03)
- Re: Network Monitoring and Control (announcement) Rens Troost (Apr 04)
- ANNOUNCE: Rscan 1.4.0 and IRIX-security, NetSecurity Modules Nate Sammons (Apr 03)
- Re: Network Monitoring and Control (announcement) Rens Troost (Apr 03)
- Re: Network Monitoring and Control (announcement) Nick Sayer (Apr 04)
- Re: Network Monitoring and Control (announcement) Dios (Apr 04)