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01/27/2002 03:15 PM ID: 16486 Permalink   

PGP Firewall Has A Hole

 

PGP semi-public and private security key software maker has been offering its own firewall, PGPFire for all Windows systems.

However, installing it replaces Win's own Transfer Control Protocol stack with PGP's, exposing the machine's environment, or even openly identifying the system settings.

An intruder can easily exploit this gaping hole in the firewall and welcome himself to the computer running it

 
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