Rasmus, > Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 13:52:51 +0100 > From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?"Rasmus_Emil_M=F8ller"?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: VNC Gateway Software > > Another possibility, which does NOT provide as much > extra security as SSHD, but will work with Win9x, > is the SOCKS Java server - then you only need to open > one port (1080 is default), however you will need > either SocksCap32 or the Hummingbird Socks client > on your VNC client. I think there is a possibility > for some sort of user/password authentication in > it, too.
While the Java SOCKS server will run on Win9x and demand a user name and password before allowing outbound connections, it provides no end-to-end security. There is no encryption of the traffic crossing the Internet. SOCKS allows for controlled access to the Internet by users behind the firewall. However, the data crossing the Internet are not protected in anyway by the SOCKS server. SSHD, a VPN or TridiaVNC Pro will all allow real encryption of the network traffic crossing the Internet. SOCKS does not compare in any meaningful way. SOCKS is an access mechanism, not an encryption mechanism. I apologize in advance for saying the same thing eight times, but false security is worse than no security... > > sincerely > Rasmus Mxller > > http://lightning.prohosting.com/~kirillka/SOCKS/ > > http://www.socks.nec.com/reference/sockscap.html > > http://www.hummingbird.com/products/nc/socks/ -- Brian ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TridiaVNC Pro: finally, affordable remote control. http://www.TridiaVNCPro.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tridia's Mission: To always exceed our customers' expectations by providing the absolute best software products backed by outstanding technical support and customer service. Please let us know how we are doing: brian . blevins @ tridia.com or ceo-hotline @ tridia.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
