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Re: Risks of File Transfer on a Fully Switched Network
From: "Julian Y. Koh" <kohster () NORTHWESTERN EDU>
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 13:47:39 -0600
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 At 14:27 -0500 11/29/2005, Sadler, Connie wrote:
I am being told that the risk of transferring sensitive files over our InTRAnet is so low that we should not require encryption for these internal file transfers. Transferring over the Internet in the clear is clearly a problem, but are others willing to share your position on the transmission of sensitive data in the clear internally (assuming a fully switched network)??
It's totally possible to sniff traffic on a switched network, although the varying methods may raise different levels of alarms and alerts. I would advise encrypting whenever possible. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Desktop 9.0.3 (Build 2932) Comment: <http://bt.ittns.northwestern.edu/julian/pgppubkey.html> iQA/AwUBQ4ywWw5UB5zJHgFjEQJ1cgCgx79gFJ+CzBvcvByfJoYiVC+f3LsAoIdY VyGSsF927YE8QUNlqWwBEb7H =1ZQ8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Julian Y. Koh <mailto:kohster () northwestern edu> Network Engineer <phone:847-467-5780> Telecommunications and Network Services Northwestern University PGP Public Key:<http://bt.ittns.northwestern.edu/julian/pgppubkey.html>
Current thread:
- Risks of File Transfer on a Fully Switched Network Sadler, Connie (Nov 29)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Risks of File Transfer on a Fully Switched Network Julian Y. Koh (Nov 29)
- Re: Risks of File Transfer on a Fully Switched Network Ken Layng (Nov 29)
- Re: Risks of File Transfer on a Fully Switched Network Ken Connelly (Nov 29)
- Re: Risks of File Transfer on a Fully Switched Network Russell Fulton (Nov 29)
- Re: Risks of File Transfer on a Fully Switched Network Richard Gadsden (Nov 29)
- Re: Risks of File Transfer on a Fully Switched Network David Gillett (Nov 29)
- Re: Risks of File Transfer on a Fully Switched Network Chad McDonald (Nov 30)
- Re: Risks of File Transfer on a Fully Switched Network wcon (Nov 30)
- Re: Risks of File Transfer on a Fully Switched Network jack suess (Nov 30)
- Re: Risks of File Transfer on a Fully Switched Network Dunker, Mary (Nov 30)
- Re: Risks of File Transfer on a Fully Switched Network Gary Flynn (Nov 30)
(Thread continues...)