[NANOG] IOS rootkits

Sun May 18 00:04:14 UTC 2008

On Sun, 18 May 2008 09:29:47 +0930
Mark Smith <nanog at 85d5b20a518b8f6864949bd940457dc124746ddc.nosense.org> wrote:

> On Sat, 17 May 2008 09:34:19 -0500
> travis+ml-nanog at subspacefield.org wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 04:47:02PM +0930, Matthew Moyle-Croft wrote:
> > > I'm sure it'll be good for a number of security providers to hawk their 
> > > wares.
> > > 
> > > If the way of running this isn't out in the wild and it's actually 
> > > dangerous then a pox on anyone who releases it, especially to gain 
> > > publicity at the expensive of network operators sleep and well being.   
> > > May you never find a reliable route ever again.
> > 
> > I personally like Gadi's work, but not as much as I like getting my
> > packets to their destination.  I personally don't quite understand why
> > netops keep buying proprietary, closed technology for routers, but I'm
> > not and have never been a netop so I'm sure there's good reasons.  To
> > me it seems that if you need reliable router hardware, you can buy
> > that from a vendor, but in theory I don't see why the software for
> > routers couldn't be much more open.  When I can, I reflash my WAPs
> > with DD-WRT, because at least then I understand the system (and you
> > can't secure what you don't understand), but I am not saying that's
> > much of a comparison.
> > 
> 
<snip>
> 
> As the cliche goes, "If you want something done properly, you have to
> do it yourself." If you can't do it (all) yourself, because you don't
> have the time and the expertise, then inherently you have to place a

should have been "have the time and/or the expertise"

> level of trust in other people.
> 
> Regards,
> Mark.
> 
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> 
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