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Be aware of SLAAC adresses
- Subject: Be aware of SLAAC adresses
- From: jra at baylink.com (Jay Ashworth)
- Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 16:53:17 -0400 (EDT)
- In-reply-to: <[email protected]>
----- Original Message -----
> From: "J?r?me Nicolle" <jerome at ceriz.fr>
> Second, it's beeing a little too transparent as the MAC adress may
> reveal the server's manufacturer, approximate manufacturing tdate, or
> the network controler model. Some may use it as a clue to design a
> proper exploit...
Security by obscurity isn't *bad*, it's just one small component of a Defense
in Depth, still worth using if you can. Necessary, but not sufficient.
Cheers,
-- jra
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