Posted by Rugger on January 15, 1997 at 10:39:21:
In Reply to: Re: Read this if you're concerned about security!! posted by BoneHead on January 15, 1997 at 08:21:33:
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: Sorry for the screwup on the last post.
: Dispite my handle, I am a computer security analyst. There is a little bit of miss leading information in the previous post. The unique number mentioned is true but if you use an Internet Service provider that has Dynamic (changing) numbers, the last 3 numbers will be different. That number is called an IP number with IP standing for Internet Protocol. Also the info about cookies. The only information it can obtain is information about your browser (netscape). It is also good only for the server you are on. So if this server posted a cookie, that infomation that it obtains can only be seen on this server. Hope this clears up a little bit of the paranoia.
So, you're basically saying that for the cookie thing, they would have o be working with your ISP (not that far fetched, given a warrant of some sort. I'd imagine that the ISP would maintain records on the various login times and IP's assigned as a basic security measure, though.