RE: KVMs

["David Gillett" <gillettdavid () fhda edu>]

  There *are* Ethernet-accessible KVM devices, but unless that's
what your users have in mind, I think you're okay.  The one other
possibility to beware of is if they're using a USB keyboard and 
mouse -- a USB KVM might possibly take other USB devices, such as
flash drives, along for the ride.

David Gillett


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Watkins [mailto:watkinstj () iimef usmc mil]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 7:04 PM
> To: security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: KVMs
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> Had a quick question...
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> I have some users that want to use KVMs to switch between 
> computers on 3 different / seperate networks.
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> Are there any known security concerns about having networks 
> set up this way?
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> I am thinking that if I can remote into the machine that 
> touches the cloud, I would be able to then by pass security 
> and use that machine to remote into the private network.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Tim