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Re: DHCP in a corporate MS environment - Security Risk?
From: Luca Berra <bluca () comedia it>
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2003 00:53:35 +0100
On Wed, Jan 22, 2003 at 09:21:25AM +0100, Ben Nagy wrote:
Put me down as a "me too" for Wes's post. Static IP assignment for individual clients is insane. If you want strong(ish) machine-based security then look at switch port MAC filters; they're also insane from a management point of view but at least they actually offer a positive security delta.
you will probably want to implement 802.1X, MAC filters are a nightmare to manage. (i said 802.1X not 802.11X)
Please ask your security consultant to send us a short note explaining the risks of "DHCP database compromise". I shall pin it on my wall.
me too :) -- Luca Berra -- bluca () comedia it Communication Media & Services S.r.l. /"\ \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN X AGAINST HTML MAIL / \ _______________________________________________ firewall-wizards mailing list firewall-wizards () honor icsalabs com http://honor.icsalabs.com/mailman/listinfo/firewall-wizards
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- DHCP in a corporate MS environment - Security Risk? Eye Am (Jan 21)
- Re: DHCP in a corporate MS environment - Security Risk? David Lang (Jan 21)
- Re: DHCP in a corporate MS environment - Security Risk? yossarian (Jan 22)
- Re: DHCP in a corporate MS environment - Security Risk? Bill Royds (Jan 22)
- Re: DHCP in a corporate MS environment - Security Risk? Ben Nagy (Jan 22)
- Re: DHCP in a corporate MS environment - Security Risk? Luca Berra (Jan 24)
- Re: DHCP in a corporate MS environment - Security Risk? Luca Berra (Jan 28)
- Re: DHCP in a corporate MS environment - Security Risk? Ben Nagy (Jan 29)
- Re: DHCP in a corporate MS environment - Security Risk? Luca Berra (Jan 24)
- Re: DHCP in a corporate MS environment - Security Risk? Luca Berra (Jan 22)
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- RE: DHCP in a corporate MS environment - Security Risk? Noonan, Wesley (Jan 21)
- RE: DHCP in a corporate MS environment - Security Risk? Paul D. Robertson (Jan 22)
- RE: DHCP in a corporate MS environment - Security Risk? David Lang (Jan 22)
- RE: DHCP in a corporate MS environment - Security Risk? Paul Robertson (Jan 22)
- RE: DHCP in a corporate MS environment - Security Risk? Paul D. Robertson (Jan 22)
- Re: DHCP in a corporate MS environment - Security Risk? Ben Nagy (Jan 23)
- Re: DHCP in a corporate MS environment - Security Risk? Gary Flynn (Jan 24)