full-disclosure - Re: Allegations regarding OpenBSD IPSEC

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Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:59:41 -0500
From: phil@...ea.net
To: "Paul Schmehl" <pschmehl_lists@...rr.com>
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Allegations regarding OpenBSD IPSEC

In my own opinion, when the code hit the stable release, I doubt that
after the code is audited at 100% unless someone add a new feature to that
part or a bug is found in that code part. All that due to the complexity
to understand the code, all that energy is better invested to make new
features and to remove existing bug.

Thats why IMO for that disclosure. (to put the focust on that code part)



-phil

> --On December 14, 2010 8:40:14 PM -0500 bugs@....dhs.org wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Has anyone read this yet?
>>
>> http://www.downspout.org/?q=node/3
>>
>> Seems IPSEC might have a back door written into it by the FBI?
>>
>
> So for 10 years IPSEC has had a backdoor in it and not one person
> examining
> the code has noticed it?  Or even questioned it?  That's a bit hard to
> believe.  It's along the same lines as the stories that Microsoft captures
> all your packets and harvests your personal information.
>
> Read The Cathedral and The Bazaar.
>
> --
> Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst
> As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions
> are my own and not those of my employer.
> *******************************************
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