RFE: FireKit

Matthew Woehlke mw_triad at users.sourceforge.net
Fri Jul 24 23:51:39 UTC 2009


Björn Persson wrote:
> Your address will go on the "try other exploits" list anyway,

*If* they scan a port that is not DROP'd.

> You're also assuming that the attacker doesn't already own any of the other 
> machines in the local network, or café, or airport, or wherever you are at the 
> moment. If he does, he'll be able to eavesdrop your established connections, 
> and probably hijack them too. Even if those connections are encrypted and 
> authenticated he'll still discover that your machine exists, despite all your 
> stealthiness.

I'll let you spot the gaping flaw in this argument. I'm sick of this 
conversation.

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