Either (a) SecurID token card authentication, (b) modem is normally turned
off until needed (and we run a periodic war dialer to find modems left
turned on), or (c) the server is completely disconnected from the network.

-----Original Message-----
From: Sean Boyle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 4:04 PM
To: Firewalls Mailing List
Subject: Modems on Servers


With increasing regularity, vendors seem to be insisting (to the point
of being a lockout spec) on modems being attached to their products in
order to qualify for a support contract.

How are others handling this 'backdoor' remote access system?

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