RE: 3270 Terminal Emulator - Telnet Logins Sniffing

["Smith, Ryan" <rsmith () cff org>]

Hi winsoc,

The susceptibility of sniffing Telnet logins during a session doesn't
have anything to do with the emulator itself.  Telnet is insecure,
period. If you need to truly confirm this, just use the 3270 Emulator
and sniff the session to see what happens.

Just my two cents,

Ryan 

-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of winsoc
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 4:56 PM
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Subject: 3270 Terminal Emulator - Telnet Logins Sniffing

Hey list,

 

can anyone confirm if 3270 Terminal Emulators which use Telnet to
communicate (tunnel) 3270 sessions, are susceptible to sniffing?

Ie. Is it possible to sniff the logins on that network?

 

Regards

winsoc


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