On Sat, 13 Sep 2003, Michael Herman wrote:

> I would like to point out that VNC is not secure.
>
> >From the realVNC FAQ:
>
> > Is VNC secure?
>
> >The only really secure computer is one without a network. VNC
> >requires a password when a viewer tries to connect to a server. This password
> >is encrypted to deter snooping, but the following graphical data, the VNC
> >protocol, is not.
>
> In other words, if you are using VNC across the Internet without some
> sort of tunnel (SSH, IPSEC, PPTP), you are exposing your data and
> information to the world.
>
> Please, please, please be careful.


Thank you for your concern.  I hear that it is possible for someone
snooping network traffic to set up a program that will decode the VNC
stream and allow them to see what I'm doing.  Is that true?  I think that
most packet sniffing is limited to searching plain text for
username/password.  Am I wrong?

Mike
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