Re: [Full-disclosure] Why the IPS product designers concentrate on server side protection? why they are missing client protection

[Nelson Brito <nbrito@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Okay, but why did you mention AV as a client-side protection?

It leads to a discussion about client-side protection, anyways.

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On Jun 1, 2010, at 9:58 AM, rajendra prasad  
<rajendra.palnaty@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi List,
>
> I have started this discussion with respect to Network IPS.
>
> Thanks
> Rajendra
>
> On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 1:08 PM, rajendra prasad <rajendra.palnaty@xxxxxxxxx 
> > wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> I am putting my thoughts on this, please share your thoughts,  
> comments.
>
> Request length is less than the response length.So, processing small  
> amount of data is better than of processing bulk data. Response may  
> have encrypted data. Buffering all the client-server transactions  
> and validating signatures on them is difficult. Even though  
> buffered, client data may not be in the plain text. Embedding all  
> the client encryption/decryption process on the fly is not possible,  
> even though ips gathered key values of clients.Most of the client  
> protection is done by anti-virus. So, concentrating client attacks  
> at IPS level is not so needed.
>
>
> Thanks
> Rajendra
>
>
>
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