Re: SSH vs. Dialup security

From: Lassi Hippeläinen (lahippel@ieee.orgies.invalid)
Date: 05/19/02 

From: Lassi Hippeläinen <lahippel@ieee.orgies.invalid>
Date: Sun, 19 May 2002 15:55:21 GMT

Barry Margolin wrote:
<...>
> You don't need DSL, cable modems, or static IPs for a VPN; all you need is
> some kind of ISP connection.

...and a personal firewall in every laptop of a road warrior, and some
way to manage their rule bases. With dial-up you connect directly to the
corporate intranet, which is protected by a local firewall.

Well... there could be a MITM attack, if the enemy gets access to the
phone lines between you and the home...

-- Lassi

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