Re: free s/wan

[Siglite <siglite () criticalstop com>]

Free s/wan runs a service for key exchanging.  I believe it's called
pluto. The operating system would only be running sshd and the free s/wan
services.

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KT Morgan
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Checkpoint Firewall-1 CCSA/CCSE
Microsoft MCP
Software Systems Group, Inc


the compaq support website, crib notes version:   
"you cant do that."

On Mon, 4 Oct 1999, R. DuFresne wrote:

> On Sat, 2 Oct 1999, Siglite wrote:
>
> > Has anyone out there done a real serious penetration test on free s/wan?
> >
> > Free s/wan listens on a few services, and I was wondering if anyone's
> > attempted to break these.  Also, could anyone give me a quick sanity check
> > for my proposed implementation of it.....
>
> s/wan is running extra services, or is your OS running these extra
> services, which you forgot to document?
>
>
>
> `````
>
> For the rest of the list;
>
> Are there any VPN products that do not require the same setup on both ends
> to impliment?  (i.e. VPN products that are cross-compatible with other
> products out there)
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Ron DuFresne
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