Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 22:52:40 -0700 (MST) From: Ade Barkah <mbarkah@hemi.com> To: ANDRSN@HOOVER.STANFORD.EDU (Annelise Anderson) Cc: julian@ref.tfs.com, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ethernet packet sniffer. Message-ID: <199601180552.WAA26197@hemi.com> In-Reply-To: <01I04ED7J0MA00AKNQ@HOOVER.STANFORD.EDU> from "Annelise Anderson" at Jan 17, 96 03:36:53 pm
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> It sounds like the sys admin--or anyone with root privileges--can > read absolutely everything going on--all e-mail in and out, all > keyboard activity, and so forth. Is this right? Thanks > > Annelise Yes, in technical terms anyone with root privileges can read absolutely everything provided the bpf device is configured and the data isn't encrypted. Legal ability is of course different. "Anyone" includes unauthorized persons who without your knowledge taps a PC into your local ethernet cable. -Ade Barkah -------------------------------------------------------------------- Inet: mbarkah@hemi.com - HEMISPHERE ONLINE - www: <http://hemi.com/>; --------------------------------------------------------------------
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