Re: Why all the open ports?



Derek Simkowiak <dereks@kd-dev.com> writes:

> 	Another Gnome security concern not yet addressed (except above :)
> is the encryption of Gnome's CORBA communications.  Personally, I think
> that encryption should be left to the VPN and that ORBit's network traffic
> should be clear.  Leave encryption to the encryption experts, the makers
> of SSH, vpnd, PPTP, and IPv6.
> 

One of the best-established security principles is that security must
be end-to-end to be truly effective. A VPN or IPsec can keep your data
secure from outsiders but does nothing to protect you from threats
inside your VPN.

 - Maciej





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