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03-20-2008
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| | Re: WLM On-the-wire security Greetings, The only thing encrypted on Messenger is the authentication. Conversations are sent in plain text and certainly can be sniffed. There is some third-party development to get around this, like Simp: http://www.secway.fr/us/products/simplite_msn/home.php -- Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation -- <m.t.ellis@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:c022c655-7ac8-4e16-a525-77d1cbb1c61f@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi folks. Does anyone know how secure Windows Live Messenger is over > the wire? Are conversations vulnerable to sniffing? I understand that > conversations pass through Microsoft's servers, so they're not > completely secure, but I'm more concerned with the idea that a > conversation can be sniffed while messages are between the client and > the server. > > Anyone know? > > Cheers > Matt > > PS. I'm not after anything shady, I'm interested in using WLM in a > banking capability, where security is paramount... |
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03-21-2008
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| | Re: WLM On-the-wire security Hi Matt, Sure thing. You can always use something like Wireshark or Microsoft Network Monitor to see exactly what's being sent too. -- Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation -- <m.t.ellis@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:b1a09f56-0556-437c-b898-b54c18298a24@xxxxxx Quote: > That's exactly what I needed to know! Thanks for your help! > > Cheers > Matt |
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