Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 10:17:20 +0200 From: "Carroll, D. (Danny)" <Danny.Carroll@mail.ing.nl> To: "Alfred Perlstein" <bright@mu.org> Cc: <security@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Possible New Security Tool For FreeBSD, Need Your Help. Message-ID: <98829DC07ECECD47893074C4D525EFC3115698@citsnl007.europe.intranet>
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Yeah but Obfuscation PLUS good security does not hurt, in fact it helps. Just so long as you don't *rely* on it. :-----Original Message----- :From: Alfred Perlstein [mailto:bright@mu.org] :Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 11:53 PM :To: Rob Simmons :Cc: Eric Anderson; Not Going to Tell You; security@freebsd.org :Subject: Re: Possible New Security Tool For FreeBSD, Need Your Help. : : :* Rob Simmons <rsimmons@wlcg.com> [010831 16:51] wrote: :> Why not require the incoming packets to be spoofed from a :preordained set :> of IP addresses to obfuscate it even more. : :Obfuscation isn't security, it is the illusion of it. : :-- :-Alfred Perlstein [alfred@freebsd.org] :'Instead of asking why a piece of software is using "1970s technology," :start asking why software is ignoring 30 years of accumulated wisdom.' : :To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org :with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message : ----------------------------------------------------------------- ATTENTION: The information in this electronic mail message is private and confidential, and only intended for the addressee. Should you receive this message by mistake, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or use of this message is strictly prohibited. Please inform the sender by reply transmission and delete the message without copying or opening it. Messages and attachments are scanned for all viruses known. If this message contains password-protected attachments, the files have NOT been scanned for viruses by the ING mail domain. Always scan attachments before opening them. ----------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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