16.12. iChat Server
Instant messaging is making great strides in becoming one of the cornerstones of modern corporate communication, and it doesn't show any signs of slowing down. With its heavy presence in the modern workplace, it has become very common for business-related communications to be sent over IM. However, because of its humble insecure consumer upbringings, these communications are often not encrypted at all. Many modern packet sniffers have plug-ins or filters specifically designed for tracking session data such as connection passwords and chat transcripts. Because of IM's prevalence and its potential for eavesdropping, securing your IM communication by way of an encrypted chat server should be a top priority.
The Mac OS X iChat ...
Get Enterprise Mac Security: Mac OS X Snow Leopard now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
