What is a Secret Local Area Network?

cw3k

Can someone explain to me what is a Secret LAN is? Yes, Secret.

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colemic

Need more context to answer - is it a LAN classified as Secret (like DoD)? where did you come across the term?

IS3

sounds like a DoD VLAN to me

cw3k

Thanks. Just what I thought it is. A LAN with a secret classification.

The government always amaze me. They put out so many regulation and standard, yet they are the one don't follow it.

IS3

cw3k wrote: »

Thanks. Just what I thought it is. A LAN with a secret classification.

Hold up I was just guessing please don't take my word for it

higherho

? cw3k there is nothing wrong with having a vlan with secret as the description. Unless it's on an unclassified network then someone is going to get in trouble for that little mistake. But your most likely referring to a classified area (secret) which anything that has classified data or intends to have classified data on it is called at the minimum secret.

Qord

cw3k wrote: »

What is a Secret Local Area Network?

Can't tell you...

colemic

Qord wrote: »

Can't tell you...

Bazinga!

mokaiba

cw3k wrote: »

Can someone explain to me what is a Secret LAN is? Yes, Secret.

Its where all the cool kids hang out.

Wouldnt it just be another name for http://www.sans.org/reading-room/whitepapers/bestprac/designing-secure-local-area-network-853

Jamm1n

The DOD has LANs that spans all levels unclassified to top secret. It mostly comes down to what is on the network and what crypto they are using to transmit data. And trust me, we follow a lot of regulations.

LeifAlire

Do you mean "SIPR" the classified network as opposed to "NIPR" the unclassified network.

Technologist

A secret LAN is kinda like fight club.

The first rule of a secret LAN is that you do not talk about secret LAN

OfWolfAndMan

The place where they have all teh secrets.

I wanna see the one about the loch Ness monster :O

NovaHax

haha...a SLAN

richnewman

Jamm1n wrote: »

The DOD has LANs that spans all levels unclassified to top secret.

I started calling one of the LANs I manage "the Secret LAN" to identify it specifically (we only have one LAN that handles up to Secret). I'd guess that is what he's asking about.

MrAgent

NovaHax wrote: »

haha...a SLAN

Some departments actually call it SLAN. I've seen it.

Jamm1n

NIPRnet
Confidential
SIPRnet
JWICS

All separate networks, just to name a few.

SephStorm

I have never heard of a Confidential LAN... My understanding is that Confidential would likely be subject to FOUO restrictions, and would be transfered over NIPRnet with restrictions.

Jamm1n

It can ride NIPRnet but anything can have a FOUO restriction. I can't remember their nickname for it was for Reactor.