[Asterisk-Users] Asterisk in the news

[Brian K. West]

Yes its been the chatter of the day... I think it was written by Captain
Obvious

bkw

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Florin Andrei" <florin at andrei.myip.org>
To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 2:43 PM
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Asterisk in the news


> Article on SecurityFocus about the security of Caller ID and other
> telephony features in the context of VoIP:
>
> http://securityfocus.com/news/9061
>
> Quotes:
>
> Hackers have discovered that the handy feature that tells you who's
> calling before you answer the phone is easily manipulated through
> weaknesses in Voice over IP (VoIP) programs and networks. They can make
> their phone calls appear to be from any number they want, and even
> pierce the veil of Caller I.D. blocking to unmask an anonymous phoner's
> unlisted number.
> much Caller I.D. chicanery can be accomplished by taking advantage of
> implementation quirks in Voice over IP networks that try, but fail, to
> implement Caller I.D. properly.
> But the most powerful tool for manipulating and accessing CPN data is
> the open-source Linux-based PBX software Asterisk, used in combination
> with a permissive VoIP provider. "It's fully configurable, you can
> pretty much do anything you want with it,"
>
> -- 
> Florin Andrei
>
> http://florin.myip.org/
>
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