Yes its been the chatter of the day... I think it was written by Captain Obvious
bkw ----- Original Message ----- From: "Florin Andrei" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 2:43 PM Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Asterisk in the news > Article on SecurityFocus about the security of Caller ID and other > telephony features in the context of VoIP: > > http://securityfocus.com/news/9061 > > Quotes: > > Hackers have discovered that the handy feature that tells you who's > calling before you answer the phone is easily manipulated through > weaknesses in Voice over IP (VoIP) programs and networks. They can make > their phone calls appear to be from any number they want, and even > pierce the veil of Caller I.D. blocking to unmask an anonymous phoner's > unlisted number. > much Caller I.D. chicanery can be accomplished by taking advantage of > implementation quirks in Voice over IP networks that try, but fail, to > implement Caller I.D. properly. > But the most powerful tool for manipulating and accessing CPN data is > the open-source Linux-based PBX software Asterisk, used in combination > with a permissive VoIP provider. "It's fully configurable, you can > pretty much do anything you want with it," > > -- > Florin Andrei > > http://florin.myip.org/ > > _______________________________________________ > 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
