On Sunday 15 May 2005 23:29, Nathan Pinkerton wrote: > On 5/15/05, Rui Pedro Figueira Covelo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Looks like an interesting way to gather information about how someone > > would try to crack a server. "Honey" anyone? ;) > > well, of course, those challenges always serve multiple purposes... a) > test the security on the server, and b) learn about techniques used > against the security so that you can see how well your security stands > up to those techniques, and to see if there are techniques that you > haven't thought of, and perhaps should work towards defending against.
I've found somewhere on the 'net an interesting comment about security challenges. I think it applies well to this situation. http://www.privacy.nb.ca/cryptography/archives/cryptography/html/1998-12/0140.html regards, pedro venda. -- Pedro Jo�o Lopes Venda email: pjvenda < at > arrakis.dhis.org http://arrakis.dhis.org
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