Re: Desktop Support Access

From: Tim Syratt (tim_at_syratt.com)
Date: 10/18/03

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    To: "Thomas Graf" <tgraf@swmail.sw.org>, <security-basics@securityfocus.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 21:59:19 +1000

    Hi Thomas,

    I have one further suggestion that might help you, its a bit of work but
    also worth a try if your compromising productivity over security.

    If you have any programmers at your disposal, write a PHP solution to your
    problem, making use of SSL and a secure OS (linux etc).. Make sure the
    solution requires desk top support members to 'log in', and use SNMP to
    read/write data to the switches. Make use of SQL or similar to log
    login/logouts, and a log of who changed what.. because you can be sure that
    you'll eventually come to a situation where someone changed something and no
    one will own up, and you'll have management breathing down your neck for
    answers ;-) - it also gives you the security in knowing that you can still
    control the control that others have.

    All the best,
    Tim

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Thomas Graf" <tgraf@swmail.sw.org>
    To: <security-basics@securityfocus.com>
    Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 6:01 AM
    Subject: Re: Desktop Support Access

    > Thank you to everyone that responded. The suggestions were great. It
    > was great to be prepared to do something but I don't think that we will
    > give the desktop people the access to the routers. The network admin
    > was saying yes this morning and no a while ago.
    >
    > Thanks again,
    >
    > Thomas Graf
    > HW/SW Technician
    >
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