The link for BT's IPv6 trial network is here Click on "BT Trials" and then the link for "BT's IPv6 ISP Trial" (in the page), and you get all the details you need.
3rd generation mobile phone networks are only just around the corner (relatively speaking); these networks use IPv6 as the transport for the call data. Billing is likely to be based on your source IP address, so if you can spoof someone's address (and probably circumvent a whole load of encryption and authentication) you can probably end up with free phone calls. Voice and data traffic will be going down the same backbone, with intelligent switches that decide what traffic is Internet data and what traffic is voice data. SkRiPt KiDdIeS will have easy access to all the 3G networks the moment they dial up to the internet. I don't know about you lot, but this idea scares the hell outta me given the current state of worldwide network security. I don't know how many IP-based attacks have been solved with IPv6, but I know it's gonna get messy sooner or later.
For those that are interested, there's various IPv4-IPv6 tunnels around that are open for use. If you have a dual-stack machine (Linux can, and there's a MS IPv6 stack available for 'doze) you can set up a VPN into various IPv6 networks. Can't remember the URL, but I know there's one from BT. If people start using / attacking these networks now, then perhaps the problems will be fixed before IPv6 and 3G become mainstream...
I'm not american. I'm british. I work 100 yards from the London Stock Exchange, which was evacuated - so were we, by our MD. I was scared shitless. I can't imagine how you're feeling in the US. This has proved to the entire world that nowhere is safe from terrorism.
My suggestion? I assume that there will be a fund set up to help those injured in these attacks, and their families. It may have been set up already. My suggestion - donate your tax rebates to this fund. I received a tax rebate from the UK government a couple of weeks ago - I intend to donate mine. It's the least I can do.
...the encryption key (removed from the source code) is "\x6A\xC8\x5E\xD4". Since I do not have a Windows XP activation key to confirm this I can't be certain - perhaps someone could try this and let me know if it works? Email me - mad.nutter@mindless.com
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c is the speed of light in a vacuum. The actual speed of light is entirely dependant on the material in which it is travelling.
I think you're missing the point here. Yes, the vulnerabilities will still be announced. The problem is, the patches won't.
Every SkRiPt KiDdIe on the planet knows about Bugtraq, and hunts down vulnerabilities there. Not every sysadmin in the world knows about the MS mailing list, so the hackers will have a distinct advantage.
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The link for BT's IPv6 trial network is here Click on "BT Trials" and then the link for "BT's IPv6 ISP Trial" (in the page), and you get all the details you need.
3rd generation mobile phone networks are only just around the corner (relatively speaking); these networks use IPv6 as the transport for the call data. Billing is likely to be based on your source IP address, so if you can spoof someone's address (and probably circumvent a whole load of encryption and authentication) you can probably end up with free phone calls. Voice and data traffic will be going down the same backbone, with intelligent switches that decide what traffic is Internet data and what traffic is voice data. SkRiPt KiDdIeS will have easy access to all the 3G networks the moment they dial up to the internet. I don't know about you lot, but this idea scares the hell outta me given the current state of worldwide network security. I don't know how many IP-based attacks have been solved with IPv6, but I know it's gonna get messy sooner or later.
For those that are interested, there's various IPv4-IPv6 tunnels around that are open for use. If you have a dual-stack machine (Linux can, and there's a MS IPv6 stack available for 'doze) you can set up a VPN into various IPv6 networks. Can't remember the URL, but I know there's one from BT. If people start using / attacking these networks now, then perhaps the problems will be fixed before IPv6 and 3G become mainstream...
I'm not american. I'm british. I work 100 yards from the London Stock Exchange, which was evacuated - so were we, by our MD. I was scared shitless. I can't imagine how you're feeling in the US. This has proved to the entire world that nowhere is safe from terrorism.
My suggestion? I assume that there will be a fund set up to help those injured in these attacks, and their families. It may have been set up already. My suggestion - donate your tax rebates to this fund. I received a tax rebate from the UK government a couple of weeks ago - I intend to donate mine. It's the least I can do.
...the encryption key (removed from the source code) is "\x6A\xC8\x5E\xD4". Since I do not have a Windows XP activation key to confirm this I can't be certain - perhaps someone could try this and let me know if it works? Email me - mad.nutter@mindless.com
c is the speed of light in a vacuum. The actual speed of light is entirely dependant on the material in which it is travelling.
I think you're missing the point here. Yes, the vulnerabilities will still be announced. The problem is, the patches won't.
Every SkRiPt KiDdIe on the planet knows about Bugtraq, and hunts down vulnerabilities there. Not every sysadmin in the world knows about the MS mailing list, so the hackers will have a distinct advantage.