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    SubjectRe: tcp vulnerability? haven't seen anything on it here...


    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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