Security Report about ''Sniffers''

**_My deadline is on Sunday 28/03/2004 at 6am GMT (UK timings). _** I am a computer science student and I am studying a course called**“Information and Communication Security Issues??**. And i have to write a report about **“Sniffers??**. So, i have to submit a Report of around 15 pages and a summary of 2 pages. I will need a Word Document of the Essay and the Summary. And i will need a powerPoint presentation of the whole work. There are things that I am asked to write about. So, I’ll give you the outline and the **Blue** colour sentences, try to write and explain about them more. References should be mostly Web Links (at least 12 web links, 1 or 2 book references, and 1 or 2 magazine articles. **Outline:-** 1. History 2. What a sniffer is 3. Types of Sniffers 4. Where are sniffers available 5. How to detect if a machine is being sniffed 6. Stopping sniffing attacks: 1. Active hubs 2. Encryption 3. Kerberos 4. One-time password technology 5. Non-promiscuous interfaces 7. Explain how a particular technology / concept (Sniffer) works 8. How it can be designed and 9. How it can be used for 1. information / communication security 2. surveillance 3. social control 4. legal implications 10. Competitive market advantage / disadvantage possibilities. ## Deliverables 1) Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done. 2) Deliverables must be in ready-to-run condition, as follows (depending on the nature of the deliverables): a) For web sites or other server-side deliverables intended to only ever exist in one place in the Buyer's environment--Deliverables must be installed by the Seller in ready-to-run condition in the Buyer's environment. b) For all others including desktop software or software the buyer intends to distribute: A software installation package that will install the software in ready-to-run condition on the platform(s) specified in this bid request. 3) All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components, etc. unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the buyer on the site per the coder's Seller Legal Agreement). ## Platform i want an essay done in Word Document and a powerpoint slides of every topic u have talked to in the Essay or Report.