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From: /dev/rob0 <rob0@gmx.co.uk>
To: netfilter@lists.netfilter.org
Subject: Re: Completely Bypassing a Firewall?!
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 11:02:32 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200601251102.32615.rob0@gmx.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1138198038.16454.73.camel@localhost.localdomain>

On Wednesday 2006-January-25 08:07, Jason Noble wrote:
> We just heard a rumor about our rival company, that they have
> developed a "system" that can completely bypass a
> properly-configured/locked-down firewall (netfilter or any other).
>
> Is this truly possible? with only external access and no software
> that's already been planted inside the firewall?

The rumour and the question could only come from someone who has no 
understanding of firewalls. No. If your company provides firewalling 
products, you just made your company look bad. Might as well name the 
rival here, so they look bad too. :)
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  reply	other threads:[~2006-01-25 17:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-01-25 14:07 Completely Bypassing a Firewall?! Jason Noble
2006-01-25 17:02 ` /dev/rob0 [this message]
2006-01-26  3:48 ` Mark E. Donaldson
2006-01-27  8:50 ` Jimmy Hedman
2006-01-27 14:54   ` Carl-Daniel Hailfinger
2006-01-29  4:31     ` John A. Sullivan III
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2006-01-25 14:28 Derick Anderson

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