Amusing "feature" of Earthlink DSL
Ben Boulanger
ben at blackavar.com
Thu Jun 19 14:50:05 EDT 2003
On Thu, 19 Jun 2003 pll at lanminds.com wrote:
> Your EarthLink DSL service includes:
>
> [...other stuff deleted...]
>
> * Dynamic IP addressing for added security
>
> Hmmm, I've never considered DHCP an 'added security' when connecting
> to an ISP. I suppose it is, but I think for most of us on this list
> anyway, it's more of a hinderance :)
It's security through obscurity... which is no real security benefit at
all... Some marketing weenie probably asked for a positive spin on it, or
some person who didn't know anything about security thought it up one
night. It's misinformation like that that drive me nuts.
Ben
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