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> They're not exactly insecure, they're just used for different things, like networks that are already secure. There is no such thing. I'd be pedantic and rep
by gbrown_ 9y ago
> They're not exactly insecure, they're just used for different things, like networks that are already secure.
There is no such thing.
I'd be pedantic and rephrase this to - used for networks which you trust.
- peterwwillis 9y agoI think the engineers setting up red/black networks for the military might disagree with you, but even in the enterprise 802.1X can result in a secure local network. I would say trust is a result of the operation of the network, as you may need to do something to establish it. And in this vein you're right, "networks you already trust" definitely would have been better wording.
- richardwhiuk 9y agoNo. You can't use rlogin on a 802.1X network or a red/black network. Passwords are transmitted in plain text, which means any other terminal on the network can sniff the password.
- peterwwillis 9y agoRed networks are intended for classified plaintext, by definition...
- richardwhiuk 9y agoPasswords aren't classified plain text, they are authentication details and should be handled differently.