Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 22 Apr 2004 15:46:05 +0200 (CEST) | From | Giuliano Pochini <> | Subject | Re: tcp vulnerability? haven't seen anything on it here... |
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On Thu, 22 Apr 2004, jamal wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-04-22 at 04:23, Giuliano Pochini wrote: > > > Yes, but it is possible, expecially for long sessions. > > In other words, 80% or more of internet traffic would not be affected > still using http1.0 would not be affected. > And for something like a huge download to just regular joe, this is more > of a nuisance assuming some kiddie has access between you and the > server.
No, TCP/IP is 100% vulnerable to the man-in-the-middle attach. There is no cure for that. Some devices or softwares called "firewall" are designed to cut or to modify connections. :) This vulnerability is about external attacks.
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