Re: [tcpm] Some comments on tcpsecure

"Anantha Ramaiah (ananth)" <ananth@cisco.com> Tue, 08 April 2008 22:28 UTC

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From: "Anantha Ramaiah (ananth)" <ananth@cisco.com>
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> 
> I'd like to see a mechanism that's sufficiently easy to 
> implement that accomplishes the intent, even if it differs 
> from what's currently deployed. That presumes we're trying to 
> find a good solution, rather than document the existing 
> deployed solution.

IMO, there is nothing wrong in documenting the existing practices
prevailing in the internet. There is no point in waiting for a "good
solution" which is non-existent currently and supposed to serve as a
replacement for the current undocumented but widely accepted and
deployed solution. 

$0.02,
-Anantha 
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