Unless the name is something retarded like "firewall.mydomain.com", I
don't really think so. If they can determine the IP address, then
the domain name won't matter one bit. If it does have a fqdn that's
obscure or has zero reference to what the device is (or that they
shouldn't be there), it would probably take more time for them to guess
that than it'd be worth.
Besides, you don't necessarily *have* to include a reverse PTR record - so
trying to look up x.x.x.x won't give any information, but if you know the
host name you can still find it. It's an obscurity thing, but unless you
make the name easy to guess they won't waste their time, since it isn't
like knowing the fqdn of something gets you in the door.
- Ralph
On Fri, 9 Jun 2006, Bill Smith wrote:
What I meant was, does it not make it easier for the hacker?
If fqdn is not assign, it takes the hacker longer to hack.
Bill
ted creedon <tcreedon@easystreet.com> wrote: v\:*
{behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:*
{behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} My
firewall has a dns name + dhcp address. Works fine. There is a shell script that
Linux runs when the dhcp address changes.
tedc
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From: fwbuilder-discussion-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net
[mailto:fwbuilder-discussion-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Bill
Smith
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 3:43 AM
To: Firewall@SecuriryFocus; fwbuilder-discussion@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [Fwbuilder-discussion] Should FW have DNS name?
Hi Folks,
Should FW has DNS name?
If it does, what is the implication?
Plz comment.
Bill
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