Anyone with a PRI/ISDN line can set callerid to anything... Not just voip, not just asterisk. Come on guys.
bkw > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:asterisk-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Walsh > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 9:01 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] VoIP hackers gut Caller ID > > Adam Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Chris Foster wrote: > > > The Register is carrying a article written by Kevin Poulsen of > > > Securtiy Focus, calling asterisk "..the most powerful tool for > > > manipulating and accessing CPN data.." > > > > > > I hope NuFone doesn't drop asterisk-set-able callerid's after this > > > article; i've been wanting that feature from voicepluse for a long > > > time. > > > > > These kind of things will be reason (excuse) for Voip to be regulated > > > Perhaps service providers who allow the Caller*ID to be set should > insist that customers provide evidence that they own the phone numbers > that they want to publish, and then limit the customers' choices to > only the numbers in their approved list. Calling the customer on the > provided number(s) would be an easy way to check, and a setup fee > could be levied to cover the provider's time and expenses, if required. > > Being able to discover a "blocked" Caller*ID is another matter. Both > are good areas for regulation. > > -- > _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ > _/_/_/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ K e v i n W a l s h > _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
