On Tue, 12 Jul 1994, Philippe Nave wrote:
This would probably thwart someone trying to tap the data stream in real time, assuming that the speed changes caught the snooper by surprise, but I don't think that real-time data traps are the real problem. Someone who went to the effort of listening in on your transmission would probably record the whole session on tape; then, they could map the speed changes and pick up all the data at their leisure later on. I would speculate that a really good DAT deck could record the modem session well enough to give your opponent all the time he needs to figure out the speed shifts and pick up the data.
-Philippe
Then the efforts would be wasted. Hmmm... There has to be a way to keep people from snooping on our lines. I guess PGP and other methods like it will be the only way... Aaron -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -=- YABBS - telnet phred.pc.cc.cmu.edu 8888 -=- -=- -=- =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=