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Re: Bruce Schneier's Proposal to dedicate November meeting to saving the Internet from the NSA

Martin Sustrik <sustrik@250bpm.com> Fri, 06 September 2013 13:04 UTC

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On 06/09/13 14:07, Hannes Tschofenig wrote:

> While we are able to fill gaps in security protocols fairly quickly we
> don't always seem to make the right choices because the interests of
> various participants are not necessarily aligned.

So, what if an NSA guys comes in and proposes backdoor to be added to a 
protocol? Is it even a valid interest? Does IETF as an organisation have 
anything to say about that or does it remain strictly neutral?

Martin

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