I'm not sure. It _may_ do some IP stuff but the ones I've seen (been a while) were just file access or remote control things.<br><br>For a java app to be able to touch networking, that's already a big scary no-no in client security.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 7:15 PM, Chris Fowler <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cfowler@outpostsentinel.com">cfowler@outpostsentinel.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">On Thu, 2010-08-26 at 19:05 -0400, Jim Kinney wrote:<br>
> don't (and WON'T) use it as it's a feeble excuse for a vpn. It<br>
> basically uses a browser session to establish an SSL connection to the<br>
> home office. That usually loads a java app back to the kiosk client.<br>
> Sometimes these are VNC things and sometimes they are little more than<br>
> file managers. Most require some form of user authentication<br>
> (password) to activate the client code sent back to the browser.<br>
><br>
> As the article states, the basic insecurity of the system is the<br>
> client itself. Since you don't know what kind of code has been<br>
> installed (keystroke loggers in particular) the "protection" is only<br>
> as good as the system you are using.<br>
<br>
</div>So these do not provide ip connectivity? Maybe something similar in<br>
process as ssh port redirection?<br>
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