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Re: Sniffing on a switch
From: Volker Tanger <vtlists () wyae de>
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 12:48:21 +0200
Greetings! On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 19:55:04 -0700 "Andy Meyers" <andy.meyers () hushmail com> wrote:
Now i know people say you "cant" sniff on a switch and I know about ARP poisoning and MAC flooding. But there has to be another way. I have heard too many stories about "he sniffed my AIM conversation on a Cisco switch" (an example is in the most recent version of 2600). Does anyone know of any technique how to do this? Can you ARP poison a switch?
On many managable (enterprise) switches often have a sniffing/mirror port where you can configure from which switch port(s) you want all traffic to be mirrored to this mirror port. And yes, all unprotected switches can be subjected to ARP poisoning. But (again) many manageable switches can be configured with preventive measures: - static/manual MAC/port mapping - automatic one-time MAC/port config: the very first MAC/port combination seen is taken as semi-static entry, all others are dropped. - limiting number of MAC addresses per port allowed (which helps against rogue switches and router, too) For all you need the help of the switch admins. So no help if you want to guard yourself against "evil" switchmasters... ;-) Bye Volker -- Volker Tanger http://www.wyae.de/volker.tanger/ -------------------------------------------------- vtlists () wyae de PGP Fingerprint 378A 7DA7 4F20 C2F3 5BCC 8340 7424 6122 BB83 B8CB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Audit your website security with Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner: Hackers are concentrating their efforts on attacking applications on your website. Up to 75% of cyber attacks are launched on shopping carts, forms, login pages, dynamic content etc. Firewalls, SSL and locked-down servers are futile against web application hacking. Check your website for vulnerabilities to SQL injection, Cross site scripting and other web attacks before hackers do! Download Trial at: http://www.securityfocus.com/sponsor/pen-test_050831 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current thread:
- Sniffing on a switch Andy Meyers (Oct 28)
- Re: Sniffing on a switch mike jablonski (Oct 29)
- Re: Sniffing on a switch Marlen Caemmerer (Oct 29)
- Re: Sniffing on a switch Goran Sevic (Oct 29)
- Re: Sniffing on a switch Volker Tanger (Oct 29)
- Re: Sniffing on a switch Cedric Blancher (Oct 31)
- Re: Sniffing on a switch jgervacio (Oct 31)
- Re: Sniffing on a switch Chris Mills (Oct 29)
- Re: Sniffing on a switch Stephen J. Smoogen (Oct 29)
- Re: Sniffing on a switch Dave Bush (Oct 29)
- Re: Sniffing on a switch ilaiy (Oct 29)
- Re: Sniffing on a switch Mikael Kuisma (Oct 31)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: Sniffing on a switch Smith, Michael J. (Oct 29)
- RE: Sniffing on a switch Evans, Arian (Oct 31)
- RE: Sniffing on a switch Todd Towles (Oct 31)