Re: A Solution for sniffing

["Jeff" <Jeff () heff net>]

Detecting a sniffer isn't easy, fortunately protecting yourself from one is.
The main thing to remember is to use encrypted protocols as much as
possible. For http traffic you can encrypt the connection with ssl. (just
like sites do with e-commerce eg. https://)
If you set it up right, you can also tunnel pop3 and ftp over ssl as well.

Stay away from plain text protocols, for example, any protocol that
transmits passwords over plain text, like ftp and pop3 and telnet.

For your e-mail, PGP would certainly do the trick but you may just want to
set up a remote shell and forward your mail there, then use ssh to log in
and check your e-mail.

Hope that helps,
-Jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: <fadi () lebrocks com>
To: <security-basics () securityfocus com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 2:40 AM
Subject: A Solution for sniffing


> Hello Folks,
> I think i am being sniffed by somone on my network, and i was wondering.
is
> there an application to check wether i am being sniffed or not, and if i
> was, how can i fix that ?(like PGP for mail, what about other protocols)
>
> P.S. : Running Linux Slackware 8.1 (if that would help)
>
> cheers,
> Fadi R. Khouja