Promoting Internet Security

Email: security@panix.com

Voice: (212) 741-4400 x 3

Toward a Secure Internet

The Internet's rate of growth in recent years has brought with it the attention of unscrupulous and even malicious types, seeking to exploit weaknesses in its structure for their gain or even just for kicks. While legal proceedings against "denial of service" attackers is the usual tactic in these cases, Panix believes the only way to stem this tide is for all Internet sites, providers, and backbones to work together and prevent such from originating at our own systems.

In early September of 1996, Panix went public with the news of a SYN attack on our service, exploiting a key weakness of the Internet in general. These "SYN floods" can only be stopped at their points of origin; the availability of workarounds and stopgaps notwithstanding, cooperation is the only key to stopping these attacks entirely.

More information about our role in fostering a secure Internet can be found in our press releases.

Individual Account Security

Panix supports a number of features that can increase the security of your Internet presence. A few examples:

• Enhanced password protection
• Single-use password authentication available using s/key
• Encrypted sessions available using Kerberos or ssh (for shell login)
• Secure email available with Kerberos authentication and/or PGP encryption

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