1) Is it technically possible for them to limit access to only approved IP addresses? If so, how can they do this, and is it possible to get around these measures. Oh yeah, very easily. Can you say 'proxy server'? Corporations [including
At 05:40 PM 12/6/96 -0500, Ken Kirksey wrote: the one I work for] have been using them for quite some time to control Internet access. For example, everytime I try to hit anything in the GeoCities domain I get a nice little message saying I've been caught and to stop being naughty. You can get around it by using services (like Anonymizer) beyond the proxy server that get pages, files, etc for you. Assuming, of course, that the ISPs don't block those as well.
2) What in the world would SET--I assume that was what he was talking about--have to do with this? Absolutely nothing.
3) In general, how would you use crypto to ensure that your users only connected to approved sites, regardless of the platform or browser software they were using? I wouldn't. It's not even a crypto issue. That's like asking how you would use your tea kettle to peel this orange: sure, you *could* do it, but why?
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