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From: ONEILL David J [mailto:David.J.Oneill@;state.or.us]
Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 7:25 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Re: Secure Intranet?
The only problem I see with your solu
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 10:14 PM
Subject: RE: Re: Secure Intranet?
> >If HTTPS is not secure enough, than why do banks use them? Just
> >wondering...
Because *most* people see the litle padloc
The only problem I see with your solution is that you are assuming that the
partner on the other side of the VPN is keeping to the same level of security
as your own system (at least as secure as your own.) What if the partner
organization is an easy target? The VPN will allow an intruder to tunn
> >If HTTPS is not secure enough, than why do banks use them? Just
> >wondering...
Because *most* people see the litle padlock in the status bar and think that it's
secure.
So the banks humour them.
On the other hand it *does* provide some, if not fairly trivial security.
-D
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If someone has the time, resources, knowlege and ability to break into your systems,
then nothing is going to be secure enough. Basically any time you make confidential
data available outside your organization or even inside for that matter, you have to
weigh the risks with the benefits. If the
If HTTPS is not secure enough, than why do banks use them? Just
wondering...
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---> Using a https server don't seem to me secure enough, but it's the
cheapest solution..
I hope it helps
Arnaud M.
On Thu, 31 Oct 2002 19:44:57 -0800 (PST)
Alan Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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