insaNity 0 Posted December 5, 2001 what is this raw socket support everyone is talking about and why is it insecure? Share this post Link to post
clutch 1 Posted December 5, 2001 Read from the man himself at www.grc.com. Some think he's paranoid, others take him seriously. As for me, direct attacks aren't an issue due to firewalls, and worms/viruses that might expose this possible problem should be watched for anyway. Share this post Link to post
insaNity 0 Posted December 6, 2001 thanks for the links guys. I'll come back when Ive read it all Share this post Link to post
insaNity 0 Posted December 24, 2001 well, it took me a while but I am back as promised. Correct me if I'm wrong, but raw sockets is just a full implementation of networking which could be installed as a driver in all other OS types/versions. It does not increase the chance of invasions, but makes outgoing Denial of Service attacks easier. Well, thats just a big fuss I think. Not a worry for me at least. However, WindowsXP without updates/tweaks IS I think the least secure OS out there (with a default install) but raw sockets has nothing to do with it. There are a lot of rumours and myths going around about this. P.S.: I will be around a lot more now I'm on broadband, with the exception of an upcoming xmas break So if I leave your hard-work writtings unreplied, I'm either a liar, or got run over by a bus. Share this post Link to post
