crypto on sonet is free, Tyler

[Tyler Durden]

Yo Variola! Did you notice the date stamp on that post?

Did you do a stint on "Survivor" or something?

Or as I said to the short-lived Tom Veil, "What, no Starbucks near your 
Unabomber shack?"


-TD


>From: "Major Variola (ret)" <mv at cdc.gov>
>To: "cypherpunks at al-qaeda.net" <cypherpunks at jfet.org>
>Subject: crypto on sonet is free, Tyler
>Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 19:52:10 -0700
>
>At 03:15 PM 6/8/04 -0400, Tyler Durden wrote:
> >Well, it's interesting to consider how/if that might be possible. SONET
>
> >scrambles the payload prior to transmission..adding an additional
>crypto
> >layer prior to transmission would mean changing the line rate, so
>probably a
> >no-no.
>
>Tyler, one can implement crypto at *arbitrary* line rates though the use
>
>of multiple hardware engines and the right "mode" of operation.
>
>If you don't use crypto you are broadcasting, as well as accepting
>anything
>from anyone as authentic.  Its that simple.  Caveat receiver.
>
>---
>Impeach or frag.