[84345] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: routing around the Katrina Network Damage Report
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (bmanning@vacation.karoshi.com)
Sun Sep 11 21:55:11 2005
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 01:50:23 +0000
From: bmanning@vacation.karoshi.com
To: Suresh Ramasubramanian <ops.lists@gmail.com>
Cc: "bmanning@vacation.karoshi.com" <bmanning@vacation.karoshi.com>,
Joel Jaeggli <joelja@darkwing.uoregon.edu>,
Alan Spicer <a_spicer@bellsouth.net>,
Steve Gibbard <scg@gibbard.org>, nanog@nanog.org
In-Reply-To: <bb0e440a0509111845320ca745@mail.gmail.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
On Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 07:15:59AM +0530, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
> On 12/09/05, bmanning@vacation.karoshi.com
> <bmanning@vacation.karoshi.com> wrote:
> > > Security is something that really must be taken into account now,
> > > before it starts to become a problem
> >
> > er,, not to be a naif, but what do you mean by "security"
> > in this context?
>
> Well, something like coding the firmware for whatever apps get
> networked so that there is at least some amount of defense against
> crackers breaking into them? A lot of stuff out there with
> significant computing power concentrates on providing cool new
> features, basically on the assumption that nobody is going to be dumb
> enough to plug the thing into a network.
so, not security per se, more authentication...
> OK so forget toasters - look at stuff like printers, HVAC gear, phones
> etc that are / will soon be networked.
those things are networkable now... as are these:
light switches, door locks, keys, skis, toilets,
stuffed animals, cars, elevators, bras, eye glasses,
and some currency.
... the list goes on and on...
>
> --srs
> --
> Suresh Ramasubramanian (ops.lists@gmail.com)
