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From: rrr@naucse.UUCP (Bob Rose )
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: wire tapping (was: good passwords)
Message-ID: <814@naucse.UUCP>
Date: 22 Jul 88 18:16:56 GMT
References: <16473@brl-adm.ARPA> <4451@fluke.COM> <651@sunspot.UUCP> <681@viscous>
Organization: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
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In article <681@viscous>, brianm@sco.COM (Brian Moffet) writes:
> In article <1624@uop.edu> todd@uop.edu ( Todd/Dr. Nethack ) writes:
> >Why don't you guys use wire taps?
> >You don't even have to have to cut into the wires to gain access!!
> 
> Except for terminals which use light fiber as their means of communications.
> There is no way of tapping these without cutting the wire, and even then
> you need an incredible amount of technology available.

Not quite true any more. You can tap fiber optic without cutting the lines,
but you must be very close (i.e. touching.) However it is possible to spot
the tap if the line has enough security features. Electronic lines can be
tap from hundress of feet away with out ever being notice not matter how
sophisticated the security precations. Thus building like the pentigon
are being redone with fiber optic.
                              -bob