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Re: [VPN] Application timeouts over VPN...HELP!
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  • Subject: Re: [VPN] Application timeouts over VPN...HELP!
  • From: Alex Pankratov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  • Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2003 17:09:46 -0800
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safieradam wrote:
The 65 seconds in your original method is one thing. Keeping the session up and idle for hours is a big difference. I would whip out the "New" security policy and point out to the developers that leaving sessions open for hours is bad security and not allowed.

Adam,

can you explain why *exactly* it's a "bad security" ? Especially given
that the TCP connection in question is IPsec'ed in first place.

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Adam Safier

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