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Re: [NANOG] IOS rootkits


From: Florian Weimer <fw () deneb enyo de>
Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 23:03:12 +0200

* Joel Jaeggli:

The existence proof of a root kit does little if anything to change how 
one protects and secures the control plane.

| Network administrators are not able to observe Lawful Intercept is
| enabled. No Lawful Intercept program messages or error messages are ever
| displayed on the console.

<http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_0s/feature/guide/lawf_int.html>

This is a Sony-style rootkit, but it certainly demonstrate that the
concept is feasible (surprise).

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