RE: Authentication Vulnerability in NetScreen ScreenOS
From: Brian Soby (tmpbox5_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/26/03
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To: bugtraq@securityfocus.com Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 17:37:53 +0000
>However, after a user is authenticated, anyone else may also access the
>protected services if they orginate from the same source IP address (NAT'd
>network). The authentication mechanism is designed to authenticate based on
>source-ip address only.
Most firewalls track authenticated users based on the client's source IP
address. If you need a stronger method, you could always use the Netscreen
Remote client software and require a secure tunnel from the clients to get
to your protected resources.
-Brian Soby
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