Tipping Point blocks Skype under its P2P category. Someone asked why block it. Read the Skype ULA, which essentially says they can use your network for relaying traffic.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brian Basgen IT Security Architect Pima Community College > -----Original Message----- > From: Vladimir Parkhaev [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 9:08 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Skype & IPS vendor claims > > > Greetings, > > Many IPS vendors are claiming that their devices can block Skype. > Reading "An Analysis of the Skype Peer-to-Peer Internet > Telephony Protocol" > (http://www1.cs.columbia.edu/~library/TR-repository/reports/re > ports-2004/cucs-039-04.pdf), > paper I fail to see how those claims can be true. > > > Has anyone looked into blocking Skype? > > > Thanks. > > -- > .signature: No such file or directory > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > Test Your IDS > > Is your IDS deployed correctly? > Find out quickly and easily by testing it with real-world > attacks from CORE IMPACT. > Go to > http://www.securityfocus.com/sponsor/CoreSecurity_focus-ids_040708 > to learn more. > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Test Your IDS Is your IDS deployed correctly? Find out quickly and easily by testing it with real-world attacks from CORE IMPACT. Go to http://www.securityfocus.com/sponsor/CoreSecurity_focus-ids_040708 to learn more. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
