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RE: "top secret" security does require blocking SSH

  • From: Christopher Palmer
  • Date: Mon Jul 10 14:46:15 2000 
Alex Bligh said:

> > need. I'm not an expert, but there is good information theory
> > that says once you allow more than trivial bit rates in/out
> > of an organization, blocking covert communication encapsulated
> > one way or another becomes extremely hard.

On Sun, 9 Jul 2000, Roeland M.J. Meyer wrote:

> Actually, it isn't so hard. Northgrum.com has firewall, moat,
> alligators, and free-fire kill-zone <g>.

Are you referring to what Alex said when you say `it isn't so hard'? If
so, I'm confused; could you elaborate (what good would a firewall,
moat or other do)?

If not, ignore this. :)


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