On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 10:36:31PM -0400, Chuck Church wrote: > I disagree. I see it as an extra layer of security. If DOD had a network > with address space 'X', obviously it's not advertised to the outside. It > never interacts with public network. Having it duplicated on the outside ----------------------------------- > world adds an extra layer of complexity to a hacker trying to access it. > It's not a be-all/end-all, but it's a plus. A hacker who's partially in the > network may try to access network 'X', but it routes to the outside world, > tripping IDSs... > > Chuck
Never is a -very- long time. That said, -IF- DoD did authorize another party/contractor to utilize some DoD address blocks, its not clear if that LOA would be public. /bill