Re: [rtcweb] End-to-end encryption vs end-to-end authentication (DTLS-SRTP / SDES-SRTP)

Roman Shpount <roman@telurix.com> Thu, 05 April 2012 17:42 UTC

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Subject: Re: [rtcweb] End-to-end encryption vs end-to-end authentication (DTLS-SRTP / SDES-SRTP)
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On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Fabio Pietrosanti (naif) <
lists@infosecurity.ch> wrote:

> This means that DTLS-SRTP, from a trust-model point of view, does not
> provide end-to-end security because there will always be a trusted third
> party able to authorize Man in the Middle to do eavesdropping.
>

Incorrect. If fingerprint is exposed and can be verified, DTLS-SRTP does
provide end-to-end security. No third parties involved.
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Roman Shpount