Re: Destiny Gaming

[Mally Mclane <mally.mclane () BRISTOL AC UK>]

Hi Dennis

Here's our FAQ on it:
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/it-services/resnet/help/faq.html#games

I'm not networks, but I'd be surprised if we opened all those ports that
Destiny requires.

Mally

On 11 September 2014 15:32, Self, Dennis <dlself () samford edu> wrote:

>  A student has requested the opening of a large number of firewall ports
> (thousands) as referenced at the vendor site:
> http://www.bungie.net/en/Help/Article/11875.  We do not plan to open the
> ports.  I have never played the game.  The request raises concerns that the
> application has security design issues, and the company has brazen
> attitudes towards security in stating the ports should be opened.  Has
> anyone else dealt with this and developed an objective rationale?
>
>  Kind regards,
>
>   Dennis Self, CISSP
> Director, IT Security & Compliance
> Technology Services
>
>  205-726-2692 | office
>  DLSelf () Samford edu
>  www.samford.edu
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>
>   ”Truth is not democratic.” Dennis Self, 2013


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Mally Mclane
Communication and Collaboration Services Manager
University of Bristol