This is like saying having my phone number and address in the phone book is
a security risk.  Yes it is but it is a pretty small one.  As long as I have
good locks on my doors and a big dog in the house I am relatively secure.
Unlisting my phone number adds a marginal increase of security but not much.

If the bad guys know I have something they want they will find me listed or
not.

Shawn McKee


-----Original Message-----
From: James Downes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 8:50 AM
To: CF-Server
Subject: Re: ColdFusion Security Holes - Best Practices


No they are not, the servers that sit on the end of them are.





Thomas Chiverton wrote:

>On Friday 07 October 2005 14:18, James Downes wrote:
>  
>
>>If that's the kind of advice you're getting, get a different "security
>>consultant". IP addresses are not security risks.
>>    
>>
>
>Yes they are. They are the most popular vector for attacks against
computers.
>Unfortunately, the only way I know of of hiding your IP address also
involves 
>not running a web application :-)
>
>  
>





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