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List:       firewalls-gc
Subject:    RE: Re: Virus Scanner
From:       Jerry Huyghe <jerry () eliashim ! com>
Date:       1997-07-28 11:20:17
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At 11:04 AM 7/28/97 -0400, Russ wrote:
>As the use of encrypted channels (mail/ssl/vpn) become more prevalent,
>aren't Firewall-based virus scanners becoming less effective? Assuming
>that a Firewall-based virus scanner is going to protect you assumes it
>can see everything as it really appears, not always the case. Altavista
>Tunnel decapsulates beyond the Firewall, S/MIME and PGP don't make
>contents visible until read by the client, and SSL extends all the way
>to the client also. IPSEC-based tunnels would be similar.

Right, this why firewall-based virus protection is in no way meant to
replace desktop anti-virus. However, keep in mind that encrypted
transmissions are slightly less likely to contain viruses anyway.



Best Regards,

Jerry Huyghe
Product Manager

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