Re: Potential vulnerabilities of the Microsoft RVP-based Instant Messaging
From: Michel Arboi (arboi@YAHOO.COM)Date: 03/21/02
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 17:28:55 +0100 From: Michel Arboi <arboi@YAHOO.COM> To: NTBUGTRAQ@LISTSERV.NTBUGTRAQ.COM
--- Greg Corey <gregc@TARASOFTWARE.COM> a écrit :
> Instant Messaging is intended as a faster alternative to SMTP E-mail
> -- in that context, an expectation of any level of security greater
> than that offered by SMTP seems unrealistic.
Just FYI: Reuters plans to add instant messaging to its financial
desktop.
http://www.itworld.com/App/299/IW010322hnreu/
Their IM can interoperate with MSN Messenger but they use SSL. This
should solve the problem of confidentiality, server authentication (and
dynamic ports too?!)
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