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Date:      Tue, 07 Oct 1997 02:07:51 +0100
From:      Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org>
To:        Tim Moony <timm@uniqsite.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: PPP insuecure??? 
Message-ID:  <199710070107.CAA07225@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 06 Oct 1997 16:45:40 PDT." <Pine.BSF.3.96.971006164115.14751A-100000@uniqsite.com> 

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> 
> Is there any way to prevent someone from telneting to ijPPP's port and
> learning what the login script is?  I know recompiling the code is a
> solution but it's not 100% bullet proof.
> 
> What else can one do?

Ppp won't open a server socket any more unless you've got a password 
set.  Check the latest docs (from http://www.Awfulhak.org/ppp.html).
There's a link there if you want to download & try the latest version 
too.

-- 
Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <bri@OpenBSD.org>
      <http://www.Awfulhak.org>;
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....





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