Re: sniffing plaintext protocols

From: Gary E. Miller (gem@rellim.com)
Date: Thu Aug 10 2006 - 13:27:02 EDT


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Yo itsec!

On 8/10/06, itsec.info@gmail.com <itsec.info@gmail.com> wrote:

> How about pop3 and smtp? There is no secure alternative beside using pgp,
> isn't it?

Most modern pop3 and imap clients and servers support TLS. That protentially
gives you a certificate protected channel between the client and server.

A nice setup is dovecot server and thunderbird client using all TLS.

RGDS
GARY
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        gem@rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588

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