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I agree that gaim is a really good program but I really dont think its what greg is looking for.
The company I talked about was hit with a new virus which even the latest antivirus software could not detect, it was spread through IM, and what I was trying to say is that IM Manager wouldn't have allowed it to spread to Reuters network. Check out the article about it on http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/sho...leID=160901619
So, if this situation happened again, IM Manager would stop it, my question is will Gaim stop it from hitting the network?
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<quote>The IM with key exchange provides you the most secured conversation by first negotiating a secret key with the SILC Key Exchange protocol. The SILC Gaim includes a NAT detector, and as long as one of you are not behind NAT you will be able to negotiate the keys automatically. </quote>
According to SILC, if the garbage was coming from outside a firewall, it looks like it wouldn't be accepted, unless someone from the outside had the key and established the connection first.
I would guess this would limit the amount of unsecure communciation and random worm im'ing, at least in theory.
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anyways, Greg, you can go to www.imlogic.com to find out more about IM Manager.
They have a free program on the website called IM detector pro..you run it on your network and it gives you a summary of the IM traffic on your network, like number of messages sent, received, file transfers sent or received, and so on..
Good luck!
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Or you can just sniff the packets using Ethereal.
Honestly, I don't understand what the guy in this thread is trying to say, so if someone could clarify, I would be appreciative.
As for IM Manager, why dish out any cash for something that can be easily restricted by an administrator through file permissions and security policies.
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Okay,
The first goal I am trying to accomplish is to encrypt the text that is sent from IM, MSN Messenger in specific. I believe one of the things IM Manager does(along with some of the others listed) is sets up software on a server on the network that the MSN clients use to go to instead of a xxx.msgr.hotmail.com or whatever MSN uses out there on the internet. So, you point the clients to this server. (via DNS or Hosts file, I think there's another way too, but don't remember what it was off the top of my head.) Use that and the encryption software I think they provide (still have to go through the demo with them) and people shouldn't be able to sniff the packets and get anything useful using Ethereal. I don't think this can be done using file permissions and security policies. These software packages provide many other services that I will probably utilize but my main goal was securing the data that was discussed across IM Chat.
Thanks for the help,
Greg
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Why not just use SSL and not pay for an overpriced piece of software?
My statement regarding security policies and file permissions was regarding an IM worm that yoelma was talking about. There are ways to stop worms, viruses, and other wrongfully intent software from doing havoc that don't include a firewall and anti-virus program.
Is it me or does it seem as if two people in this thread were the same person?
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ahh, I see, yeah I'm not too worried about viruses/malware, as there are policies in place and AV, firewalls, etc... However as far as getting MSN messenger to use SSL I must admit that I'm not sure how I would accomplish this. So, I'm going to google for a while on it and see what I find out. If you have any links Okay pointing me in the right direction I would appreciate it.
Thanks,
Greg
