basically what i meant was the the cyrillic alphabet encoding wound up being another layer of security, just by luck, unintentionally and passively on the part of the sysadmins. such accidental security isn't that uncommon.
"Eric D." wrote: > > on 16/7/02 00:58, Philip Stortz at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ------------- > > the info on the kremlin is interesting, it's an example of multiple > > layers, fortunately the hackers weren't able to overcome the language > > barrier, which was only an accidental protection mechanism. crime is > > often thwarted by simple or accidental circumstances, but it's hardly a > > reliable safeguard. > > I don't think it was multiple layers -- it was a case of the hack wouldn't > have worked anyway because the Cyrillic alphabet requires the use of 16 bit > characters and the hack exploited an 8bit vulnerability. ------------ -- Philip Stortz, mad scientist at large. --Every 13 seconds an American gun owner uses a firearm in defense against a criminal. gun ownership deters crime, it doesn't increase it. gun control increases crime and cost lives. <http://www.pulpless.com/gunclock/framedex.html> -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
