Re: [FW1] Remote OS Management

[bandit@FW1-NOSPAMzcore.net (Carl E. Mankinen)]

Actually, the VNC source code is released so you can improve security
significantly if you have some programming abilities.

I have the source to the latest AES (reijndal) and intend to incorporate it
with VNC just for "fun".

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Aust" <baust@healthdec.com>
To: "'Mark Squire'" <MSquire@desonline.com>; "'Fw-1 List (E-mail) '" <fw-1-mailinglist@lists.us.checkpoint.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 9:37 AM
Subject: RE: [FW1] Remote OS Management 


> 
> It's true that VNC itself is inherently insecure, but it's elementary to
> pipe the VNC connection through SSH, which does render VNC secure.  So long
> as you have an SSH server at your office or whatnot, running secure VNC
> should be a viable option.
>  
> bca
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Squire [mailto:MSquire@desonline.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 11:08 PM
> To: 'Brian Aust'; 'Jamie Allison '; 'Fw-1 List (E-mail) '
> Subject: RE: [FW1] Remote OS Management 
> 
> 
> 
> Last I checked that was not secure.  No? 
> 
> C:\Mark 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Brian Aust [ mailto:baust@healthdec.com <mailto:baust@healthdec.com> ]
> 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 7:55 PM 
> To: 'Jamie Allison '; 'Fw-1 List (E-mail) ' 
> Subject: RE: [FW1] Remote OS Management 
> 
> 
> 
> hmmm... 
> 
> why not just use VNC?  In case you're not familiar -- Virtual Network 
> Computing from AT&T in Britain. 
> 
> http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/ <http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/>  
> 
> Remote machine management from anywhere in the world via a java applet in a 
> browser window.  Works wonders. 
> 
> HTH, 
> Brian Aust 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Jamie Allison 
> To: Fw-1 List (E-mail) 
> Sent: 2/6/01 8:46 PM 
> Subject: [FW1] Remote OS Management 
> 
> 
> Greetings Everyone! 
> I'm just thinking out aloud here... If I want to remotely manage a 
> number 
> FW-1 boxes (for patches, FW-1 upgrades etc) the choice of platforms 
> would 
> include Nokia or UNIX, but has anyone got an opinion about how you would 
> remotely manage an NT box (or if you would even want to!). My first 
> thought 
> would be a PC Anywhere type application on the box accessed through a 
> VPN, 
> or modem. But then I remembered that Win2K includes a Windoze Terminal 
> Server thin client gizmo (BTW: A horrible beast to licence, even though 
> it's 
> included "free" with the OS). Perhaps I could use Win2K TS for remote 
> administration. Has anyone done this, or better still has anyone got 
> FW-1 
> (sp3) running on Win2K? 
> 
> Cheers, Jamie. 
> 
> PS: Thanks to everyone that responded to my AIX query. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Jamie Allison   
> IT Security Specialist  
> Sonic Healthcare Limited 
> Phone:  03 6237 1240 
> Fax:    03 6224 4656 
> Mobile: 0409 427 966 
> jamie.allison@sonichealth.com.au 
> 
> 
> 
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