RE: Cisco CTR

["Gary Halleen" <ghalleen () cisco com>]

In that case, though, you're using stagnant information.  How would this be
kept accurate in an environment when users patch their computers, or when IP
addresses change due to DHCP?

Gary


> -----Original Message-----
> If this type of attack can succeed as I think it could, I
> think a solution
> would be for the IDS to keep a record of the patch levels of
> every system in
> the network and allow those patch levels to be updated only through an
> administrative interface (requiring additional authentication
> and of course
> increasing the administrative workload).  Then the system
> wouldn't be fooled
> by this technique.
>
> -Michael


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