Re: Security Issues with Skype

[Gary Dobbins <dobbins () ND EDU>]

[What I've seen sounded like] Your computer may be called-upon to
serve the 'cloud' as a call manager, depending on which stations
you're near, know, etc.

So, your campus-to-campus Skype call may be being setup/managed by
some cablemodem home user's computer.

Not sure if the protocol is bulletproof (since so many are ;-), so I'd
want to consider the issues that might arise from an unknown
third-party being potentially in-posession/control over your voice calls.

But, folks sure seem to like Skype.


Tim Lane wrote:
> Hi,
>
> just wondered if anyone has looked into and identified any Skype VoIP
> security issues, from the P2P perspective as opposed to voice security
> perspective.  My understanding is this software is provided by the same
> makers as Kazaa, and that the EULA is particularly broad in its context
> to authorising third parties to connect to your computer.
>
> If anyone has any experience or thoughts with Skype it would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Tim
>
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