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Date:      Sun, 19 Sep 1999 21:27:41 -0600
From:      Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
To:        Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
Cc:        nate@mt.sri.com (Nate Williams), Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>, "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net>, Warner Losh <imp@village.org>, security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Real-time alarms
Message-ID:  <199909200327.VAA28019@mt.sri.com>
In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.19990919175752.04577a20@localhost>
References:  <4.2.0.58.19990918201409.047f9f00@localhost> <199909180612.AAA00597@harmony.village.org> <4.2.0.58.19990918093306.047917c0@localhost> <37E4449B.ADDD68EE@softweyr.com> <199909191933.NAA25843@mt.sri.com> <4.2.0.58.19990919175752.04577a20@localhost>

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> Break-in detection systems work very well in the physical world

Not.  My company is doing alot of work in this area, including trying to
reduce the amount of false alarms and other useless information the #1
'security' product generates.

> where --
> as we all know -- it's ultimately possible to break into nearly
> anything if you employ sufficient force or defeat a perimeter defense.

That's the point.  The *hard* problem is making something sufficiently
secure *AND* informing the person of the breakin while minimizing the
number of false alarms.

Also, breakins are *NOT* just gaining root access, sometimes it's as
trivial as getting inside a network.



Nate


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