Pretending your somebody else's ip address. Using Ip addresses is very waek, security-wise.
--Maarten > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Matt MacDonald > Sent: maandag 3 november 2003 21:53 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [REBOL] Re: Rugby Question > > > What do you mean spoofing? > ---------------------------------------------- > Hi Matt, > > >Sorry, I had to put this problem aside for a minute. Ok Maarten, I > >followed > >your advise to keep a running list of the server ports when I connect > to > >them, that makes sense, but I'm still not following how the server can > >keep > >track of the clients. Basically I need to do this on the server: > > > >alive: does > >[ > > client-IP: {get client IP and port from Rugby?} > >] > > > >or something like that so that and then serve that function. This way > the > >client can call that function periodically to let the server know that > it > >is > >still running. I need to have the IP for security reasons so I can > make > >sure that the client is coming from the same address every time. If > you > >need any more specifics, let me know. Some code would really help. > > You cannot get the client IP directly in Rugby. The ports are stored in > the i/o engine (port-q and object-q), but you cannot see that when a > function is invoked (you don't see what client is calling). > > You restrict access to a set of functions using the /restirct > refinement, but I doubt that is what you want. Perhaps a simple > private/public key scheme works best here. With all the spoofing going > on that is a better idea anyway. > > --Maarten > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add MSN 8 Internet Software to your current Internet access and enjoy > patented spam control and more. Get two months FREE! > http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/byoa > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list, just send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe as the subject. -- To unsubscribe from this list, just send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe as the subject.
