On Thu, 10 Mar 2005, John Hasler wrote:
James Carlson writes:
So, they are concerned that someone will tap the telephone line and
manage to decode a V.90 data stream, but they're unconcerned whether the
next hop itself (the modem at the other end) is itself "secure," or that
hazards may exist between that modem and the ultimate packet destination,
which may be many hops away.
What makes you think that there is another hop? Not everything goes out
over the Internet. This could be a simple point to point link.
It could be, but the OP seems strongly reluctant to tell us anything about
his system-- why he wants encryption what the setup is, what his threat
model is, etc. Security is not something that can be done in a vacuum.
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