Yes, we did it!
But there is one exception condition.
Once you have established the skype connection and keep login, then you
enable "BLOCK Skype" function on IPS, it will not work.
But if you logout and then login, the IPS will detect the activity and BLOCK
it.
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Jackie Lai, CISSP
mailto: gclai [at] draytek [dot] com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Vladimir Parkhaev" <vladimir_at_arobas.net>
To: <focus-ids_at_lists.securityfocus.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 12:08 AM
Subject: Skype & IPS vendor claims
>
> Greetings,
>
> Many IPS vendors are claiming that their devices can block Skype.
> Reading "An Analysis of the Skype Peer-to-Peer Internet Telephony
> Protocol"
> (http://www1.cs.columbia.edu/~library/TR-repository/reports/reports-2004/cucs-039-04.pdf),
> paper I fail to see how those claims can be true.
>
>
> Has anyone looked into blocking Skype?
>
>
> Thanks.
>
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