Michael([email protected])@Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 11:44:03AM -0400: > > Not to jump in with both feet, but here's some possible starting text > ideas for the "IT People Use Tor" section... > > Ahem... > > "IT Professionals use Tor: > > * To verify IP based firewall rules: A firewall may have some policies > that only allow certain IP addresses or ranges. Tor can be used to verify > those configurations by using an IP number outside of the company's alloted > IP block. > > * To bypass their own security systems for sensitive professional > activities: For instance, a company may have a strict policy regarding the > material employees can view on the internet. A log review reveals a > possible violation. Tor can be used to verify the information without an > exception being put into corporate security systems. > > * To connect back to deployed services: A network engineer can use Tor > to remotely connect back to services, without the need for an external > machine and user account, as part of operational testing. > > * To access internet resources: Acceptable use policy for IT Staff and > normal employees is usually different. Tor can allow unfettered access to > the internet while leaving standard security policies in place. > > * To work around ISP network outages: Sometimes when an ISP is having > routing or DNS problems, Tor can make internet resources available, when > the actual ISP is malfunctioning. This can be invaluable is crisis > situations.
Similar to all of these: * To troubleshoot connectivity problems from the outside of their network (i.e. to see what parts of the internet can or can't see their site). ? -- Bill Weiss
