[Asterisk-Dev] OMG THE SKY IS FALLING!! NOT!!!

[Matt Hess]

Then again.. isn't those fun telco weaknesses that really make CALEA 
possible in the US..


Jennifer Archer wrote:

>I think land lines are just as easy to hack into as sip (and probally easier
>than sip) but... consider this... walk down the street, open the #$%^ CO BOX
>gain access to the F1 F2 F3 whatever bridge it onto a unused pair of
>wires...  and run a line to your house, what have you just done? hijacked
>someone elses line(s) ... and anyone who can put a battery in a remote
>control could easily hijack a land line.  SIP ... Who knows how to hijack a
>sip call? I dont... but... someone will figure it out, and someone will make
>it more secure when it becomes a widespread problem.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>
>Steve McMahon
>Digital DataBits Innovations
>Salem, OR  97301
>Office:   (503)371-6448 Ext. 2
>Cellular: (503)881-6828
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>From: "brian" <brian at bkw.org>
>To: <asterisk-dev at lists.digium.com>
>Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 10:52 AM
>Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Dev] OMG THE SKY IS FALLING!! NOT!!!
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>>Jim Louderback just replied to me and said his "buddy" is going to show up
>>and demonstrage the attack... which is just the standard man in the middle
>>attack.  I'm not disputing the fact that voip can be insecure... I'm just
>>ticked that they come up with a boiler plate story that ALL VOIP is
>>insecure.  Its just like anything else on the planet if you set it up
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>wrong
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>>its going to be insecure but the fact is you CAN secure it.
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>>bkw
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