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HPTF 2007 Best of the best – Laura Chapell
I attended the HPTF back in June, and didn’t get a chance to write about my favorite part of the week. Packet/protocol analysis is the last word for troubleshooting problems in our world. I use Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) every week. There is so much to know about the software, it’s use, and analysis features. No [...]
Posted: August 21st, 2007 under Events, ProCurve, Security.
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MS NAP Primer…lotsa 802.1x insight
The blokes over at the M$ NAP blog are talking about up and coming NAP plans, including 802.1x deployment scenarios. Check it out here. I find all of this interesting, as it coincides heavily with M$’s “lets play nice with TNC” push lately. All in the interests of going up against the C-word of course.
Posted: July 30th, 2007 under ProCurve, Security.
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Microsoft 802.1x Registry Hack
Many of you may have noticed that when a Windows client with 802.1x auth on a wired interface logs off, the 802.1x session does not. This behavior is different from the 802.11 dot1x process which allows seamless transition from machine auth, to user + machine auth, then back to machine auth after a user logs [...]
Posted: May 2nd, 2007 under ProCurve, Security, Tech Tips.
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Why is secure network management underrated?
Are you running telnet, SNMPv2, tftp, syslog for management of your network devices? My question to you is WHY? Your network security is only as robust as your weakest link, and this is a major one. Even if you are using IP authorized managers/ACL’s to control access to these clear text management protocols, you are [...]
Posted: April 10th, 2007 under ProCurve, Security.
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