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Blocking Skype using snort and iptables

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Mar 15, 20264668 views

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I am trying to block Skype using and . I read a lot of papers and blocked the port, keywords and patterns which Skype uses. But it is still not blocked. My question is: if Skype uses HTTP port 80 or https port 443, how does the computer recognize this packet as a Skype packet and not as a Web packe…

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Here is a link to article presenting a Snort rule to block Skype: http://www.md3v.com/block-skype-with-snort The signature we are looking here is "17 03 01 00" which is the reply given to a client logging in. If you are curious make sure to have a l…

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Blocking Skype using snort and iptables

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