[X4U] remote access

[Simon Forster]

On 7 Sep 2006, at 13:15, Daly Jessup wrote:

>  To reach the work machine, I obtained a "SecureID" device, about  
> the size of a thumb drive. It generates and displays a new network  
> passkey every 30 seconds or so. I installed a very small  
> application from Cisco on my Mac with which I access the work  
> network using a private PIN number and the current password from  
> the SecurID device. Almost instantly I am admitted into the secure  
> environment at work.

> I am describing this because I do not believe I could use VNC or  
> Timbuktu or anything else to get into the overall network in these  
> companies.

 From a technological viewpoint, I think you're almost certainly  
wrong. Sounds like you're setting up a VPN using a secure passkey  
generator. Once the VPN's in place, effectively you are part of the  
network at work.

 From a security viewpoint you may be right. I'd have thought that an  
organisation applying these sorts of controls will also control what  
software you can install on your machine - so you may not be allowed  
to install the VNC server or Timbuktu. However, this is all moot as  
you've got Windows Remote Desktop installed on the PC so you can  
access it remotely using that.

Simon Forster
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