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From: childers@avsd.UUCP (Richard Childers)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans,comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: Network Security
Summary: authentication == overhead; security == huge logfiles
Keywords: network security virus
Message-ID: <316@avsd.UUCP>
Date: 4 Dec 88 22:14:29 GMT
References: <26314@bu-cs.BU.EDU>
Reply-To: childers@avsd.UUCP (Richard Childers)
Organization: AMPEX Corporation, Redwood City, CA
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In article <26314@bu-cs.BU.EDU> kwe@bu-cs.BU.EDU (kwe@bu-it.bu.edu (Kent W. England)) writes:

>	In order to have secure networks, we need network routing
>information exchange and network management protocols that are
>authenticated, robust, and secure against spoofing and malicious
>disruption.

And dedicated storage for detailed traffic logs ...

>	We need some *serious* authentication capability in SNMP.

I hope it's not mandatory ... it adds overhead that's not always needed.

>	Kent England, Boston University

-- richard

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