Re: 3270 Terminal Emulator - Telnet Logins Sniffing

["Jacco" <computerguy () citlink net>]

hey, winsoc

all telnet sessions send  plain-text passwords over the network, it is not a 
secure connection, any type of wireshark / ettercap type sniffer will be 
able to intercept your login / passwords

Greetings Jacco"Dash" Rorman

"Ad Astra per Administratio Aspera"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "winsoc" <winsoc () googlemail com>
To: <security-basics () securityfocus com>
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 3:56 PM
Subject: 3270 Terminal Emulator - Telnet Logins Sniffing


> Hey list,
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> can anyone confirm if 3270 Terminal Emulators which use Telnet to
> communicate (tunnel) 3270 sessions, are susceptible to sniffing?
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> Ie. Is it possible to sniff the logins on that network?
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> Regards
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> winsoc
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