Re: video conferencing - any security concerns?

From: Bernd Eckenfels (ecki-news2002-04@lina.inka.de)
Date: 05/08/02

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    From: Bernd Eckenfels <ecki-news2002-04@lina.inka.de>
Date: 7 May 2002 23:42:23 GMT

    MaryAnne <maryanne2002@hotmail.com> wrote:
    > A user has requested to drill a few holes, 8081, 8082, 8083, 1533 on the
    > firewall to allow her to take part in a video conference, in which she is
    > one of the hosts, i.e., a webcam and speaker will be installed on her
    > deskop.

    If you drill holes in the firewall for a software product, you need to trust
    that software product.

    It is much better to not do it, if avoidable. For example place a video
    conferencing client not only it it's own specially equipted room, but alos
    into a dmz, so no harm can be expected if the software is garbage.

    Greetings
    Bernd

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