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RE: Re: Secure Intranet?
From: ONEILL David J <David.J.Oneill () state or us>
Date: 06 Nov 2002 07:24:31 -0800
The only problem I see with your solution is that you are assuming that the partner on the other side of the VPN is keeping to the same level of security as your own system (at least as secure as your own.) What if the partner organization is an easy target? The VPN will allow an intruder to tunnel right past your security by piggy backing on the compromised VPN connection. David J. O'Neill NEDSS - IS7 Parkway Bldg., 2nd Floor Phone: (503) 378-2101 ext. 364 FAX: (503) 378-2102
sims () interex org 11/05/02 10:02AM >>>
If someone has the time, resources, knowlege and ability to break into your systems, then nothing is going to be secure enough. Basically any time you make confidential data available outside your organization or even inside for that matter, you have to weigh the risks with the benefits. If the benefits out-weigh the risks then you make it as difficult as possible for anyone to get to the data you want to restrict. HTTPS could be used for this although with information as sensative as medical records, I would try something different. You can use VPN access with one time passwords and a high encryption level depending on how many need access and how much access they need. Then on your server you have to make sure that is something is compromised, you have minimized the damage that can be done. Example, you give only read access to users that don't need to write files. Etc etc. For info on one-time-passwords you can check out this site (I am not saying to go with this one, but it has information that explains its use) http://www.securecomputing.com/index.cfm?skey=643 have fun. *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 11/1/2002 at 4:58 PM Surmit Walia wrote:
If HTTPS is not secure enough, than why do banks use them? Just wondering... --------------- ---> Using a https server don't seem to me secure enough, but it's the cheapest solution.. I hope it helps Arnaud M. On Thu, 31 Oct 2002 19:44:57 -0800 (PST) Alan Cooper <imalcooper () yahoo com> wrote:I have client that would like to have its confidential data (medical records) available to traveling executives. What is the most secure way to set this up? Secure web site using private certificates? Go with VPN's? Tell the client forget the idea because there is no good way to secure confidential data exposed to the Internet? Suggestions... Thanks for your help. Al Cooper __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/
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- RE: Secure Intranet?, (continued)
- RE: Secure Intranet? Nathan (Nov 01)
- Fw: Re: Secure Intranet? Arnaud M . (Nov 01)
- RE: Re: Secure Intranet? Surmit Walia (Nov 04)
- RE: Re: Secure Intranet? simsjs (Nov 05)
- Re: Secure Intranet? Arnaud M . (Nov 08)
- RE: Re: Secure Intranet? Surmit Walia (Nov 04)
- RE: Secure Intranet? DeGennaro, Gregory (Nov 01)
- Re: Secure Intranet? Chris Berry (Nov 04)
- RE: Secure Intranet? Dozal, Tim (Nov 04)
- RE: Re: Secure Intranet? Danny.Carroll (Nov 06)
- Re: Re: Secure Intranet? Byron Kennedy (Nov 07)
- RE: Re: Secure Intranet? ONEILL David J (Nov 06)
- RE: Re: Secure Intranet? Seth Knox (Nov 07)