has any one used the Firedoor product from sweeden, whats it like as a
firewall and how does it compare to checkpoint and gauntlet.. Can any
one help
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: Elizabeth Zwicky [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Gesendet am: Samstag, 29. Mai 1999 00:24
> > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Betreff: Re: Best Security Thread
> >
> >
> > >As my position involves recommending network security components to
> both
> > >commercial and government entities, I would appreciate more
> discussion on
> > >the threats protocols like DCOM hold for networks. Has anybody
> seen that
> > >particular protocol used maliciously yet (other than Microsoft).
> >
> > The lower level protocol DCOM
> > uses is Microsoft RPC. Like all the other RPCs, Microsoft RPC
> > uses dynamically allocated ports above 1024. DCOM is also capable
> > of using server callbacks (where the server initiates communication
> > to the client independent of the original call). Whether DCOM
> > is UDP or TCP depends on what platform you're using, but UDP is
> > the default for NT. Just for a bonus, DCOM imbeds IP addresses
> inside
> > packets, so you can kiss straightforward NAT goodbye.
> >
> [Kunz, Peter] Now this sounds majorly ugly, a nice list of
> about
> everything you wouldn't want. So, can we now go bash MS for DCOM or
> just for
> their RPC architecture? :-)
>
> cu
> -pete
> >
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