"Karl J. Runge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>On Fri, 6 Jul 2001, Benjamin Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > ... and now dabbles in internet security issues (ShieldsUP, etc).
>>
>> "Dabbles" isn't the right word. "Pretends", maybe. He keeps
>> re-inventing nmap and thinking he is doing something new and
>> unique, and then the security community comes down on him saying
>> "We've been doing this for years", and then the cycle repeats.
>> I've been watching this comedy of errors for some time now.
>
...
>The Windows/PeeCee world is, to 1st approximation, "the idiot
>masses", and I view Gibson's tools as geared toward those
>masses. Proper credit, etc, aside, my first impression of his tools
>are that they have done more good than harm (since idiot masses can
>use them).
Gibson's site has a tool to test your machine for network
vulnerabilities. My iptables based firewall setup passed with flying
colors. Okay, I suppose this does not amount to much more than nmap.
It is an easy test, though.
Two questions:
1) Are there other sites that offer more thorough tests?
2) After finishing the scan, Gibson's site displays a note claiming he
has discovered a way to test all 65536 ports nearly
instantaneously. Any ideas what that is all about?
- Jim Van Zandt
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