RE: [Nolug] Radius & Tacacs+

From: John Souvestre <johns_at_sstar.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:05:48 -0600
Message-ID: <D94C916851294645AF1118E9F150C89A@JohnS>

Hi Ray.

I'm not sure I'd agree with you. I think that students hacked school networks
for reasons other than making money.

John

   John Souvestre - Integrated Data Systems - (504) 355-0609

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nolug@stoney.redfishnetworks.com [mailto:owner-
> nolug@stoney.redfishnetworks.com] On Behalf Of -ray
> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 4:43 PM
> To: nolug@nolug.org
> Subject: RE: [Nolug] Radius & Tacacs+
>
> On Thu, 15 Jan 2009, John Souvestre wrote:
>
> > Hi Jeremy.
> >
> > > I remember the good old days when you worried about
> > > a lot less crap than you do now.
> >
> > Before computers were networked? :)
>
> Computers were networked a LONG time before people wanted to do "bad"
> things on the network. Or until it became profittable. Core stuff like
> IP, DNS, SMTP were designed with no security -- cause back in the good old
> days, you didn't need security.
>
> Why would you *want* to forge your IP packet? They you wouldn't get any
> replies!
>
> Why would you *want* to poison DNS cache? They you'd end up at the wrong
> website!!
>
> Why would you *want* for forge your email address? Then the recipient
> couldn't reply!!
>
> Things got a lot worse when the answer to those questions changed from
> "cause we can" to "cause we can make money".
>
> ray
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