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Security In Voice Over IP Converged Networks

Posted by timothy on from the prince-albert-in-a-can dept.

dotslash writes: "This article at Internet Telephony Magazine has a very interesting analysis of security issues created by converging data and telephony networks with VoIP: "When the phenomenon of "convergence" between telephony and Internet started, it also brought closer the world of the phreaker and the hacker. VoIP brings all this to the next level. Unfortunately, the security inherent in VoIP solutions is equivalent to that of the early Internet: Non-existent.""

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  1. Little known fact by krich · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... your old Capt Crunch whistle will send 2600Hz over the IP connection, and will give you root on the other end.

  2. bring bring by joe_bruin · · Score: 3, Funny

    HELO?
    what? is this ~l33t_hax0r? i'm sorry, there's no such user.
    no, no, this is 129.168.0.1, you must have meant to connect to 192.168.0.1.
    j00're welcome.

    *click*

    goddamnit, i gotta install a firewall.

  3. Oxymoron? by vladkrupin · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not like it's all that important, but reading "Unfortunately, the security inherent in VoIP solutions is equivalent to that of the early Internet: Non-existent." made me ponder: How can you be equivalent to something that's non-existent? Isn't it kinda akin to dividing by zero?

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