tcp/routing question...

[Matthew Miller]

On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 10:15:34AM -0700, bruce wrote:
> you miss what i've been getting at.. obviously, if you have a key
> (public/private) situation where you have encryption going on between
> client/server, the odds of anyone interfering with this situation is pretty
> slim.. in fact.. this is what the use of ssl/certs should be doing.

No, I *get* what you've been getting at.

> so, i need to look at something a little different.. as far as i can tell..
> the real issue comes down to knowing that the site you're talking to, is the
> site you really want to talk to..

Exactly. This is one of the key features of IPsec.

> solve this effectively/easily/simply, and you'll do a great deal towards
> allowing people to be safer...

And this is why IPsec is one of the key features of IPv6.

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