[164065] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Security over SONET/SDH
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Scott Weeks)
Mon Jun 24 16:19:25 2013
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 13:19:03 -0700
From: "Scott Weeks" <surfer@mauigateway.com>
To: <nanog@nanog.org>
Reply-To: surfer@mauigateway.com
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
------------ joelja@bogus.com wrote: ------------
From: joel jaeggli <joelja@bogus.com>
> That's why I'm trying to follow up on the original question. Is
> there something similar the global public can use to secure their
> connections that is not government designed. This is even more
> important on microwave shots when security is desired.
:: plenty of standardized RF link-layers support strong encryption.
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Ah, thanks. That comment gave me the the search terms I needed,
but I keep seeing sentences like this "Due to the encryption
employed in these products, they are export controlled items and
are regulated by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the
U.S. Department of Commerce. They may not be exported or shipped
for re-export to restricted countries..." wheee! :-)
scott
