Re: FEP - Firewall enhancement protocol

[ArkanoiD <ark () eltex net>]

nquneH,

Yep, seen it. It loks like socks on steroids over http. We are lucky no one
actually uses it.

(Yes, i don't like socks. It provides no protocol knowledge and may lead
into punching gaping holes in the firewall when used without proper
restrictions. You may even bind external ports with it!)

On Fri, Jul 23, 2004 at 01:29:08PM -0400, Mark.Boltz () stonesoft com wrote:
> Good thing the date gives away what it really is. ;-)
>
> How many people here have heard of this little horror ?
>
> http://www.iptel.org/info/players/ietf/firewall/
>
> > From its abstract:
>
> "Internet Transparency via the end-to-end architecture of the Internet
>  has allowed vast innovation of new technologies and services [1]. However,
>  recent developments in Firewall technology have altered this model and
>  have been shown to inhibit innovation. We propose the Firewall Enhancement
>  Protocol (FEP) to allow innovation, without violating the security model
>  of a Firewall. With no cooperation from a firewall operator, the FEP
>  allows ANY application to traverse a Firewall..."
>
> Kind of sounds like UPnP to me, but hey, what do I know :)
>
> Darren
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