Hi,
I'm wondering about the relevance of the imap/mail security smartdefense
check..
>SmartDefense offers options that enable limitations on email messages
delivered to the network using POP3/IMAP protocols. These options make it
possible to recognize and stop malicious behavior. For example,
SmartDefense can enforce the length of a username and password (as done in
a Buffer Overrun attack), the effect of which will prevent the use of a
long string of characters that can potentially crash the machine.
>SmartDefense can also prevent a situation in which the use of network
resources is deliberately discontinued. It can limit the number of NOOP
commands (that is, a no operation command) that may be used in a Denial of
Service attack.
What does this really do. I mean, I think all the mailservers have these
kind of buffer overflows covered these days, no?
What is your opinion about this?
thanks in advance,
greetz,
Steven
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