From owner-freebsd-net Fri Dec 22 8:44:12 2000 From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 22 08:44:09 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from whizzo.transsys.com (whizzo.TransSys.COM [144.202.42.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E875C37B400; Fri, 22 Dec 2000 08:44:08 -0800 (PST) Received: from whizzo.transsys.com (localhost.transsys.com [127.0.0.1]) by whizzo.transsys.com (8.11.1/8.11.0) with ESMTP id eBMGeR536245; Fri, 22 Dec 2000 11:40:27 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from louie@whizzo.transsys.com) Message-Id: <200012221640.eBMGeR536245@whizzo.transsys.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.2 06/23/2000 with nmh-1.0.4 To: John Smith Cc: phk@critter.freebsd.dk, archie@dellroad.org, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Image-URL: http://www.transsys.com/louie/images/louie-mail.jpg From: "Louis A. Mamakos" Subject: Re: New netgraph features? References: <20001222160754.8887.qmail@nwcst276.netaddress.usa.net> In-reply-to: Your message of "22 Dec 2000 09:07:54 MST." <20001222160754.8887.qmail@nwcst276.netaddress.usa.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 11:40:27 -0500 Sender: louie@TransSys.COM Sender: owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > >I may not have caught the drift here, but if you send meta-data > >across the net, wouldn't some kind of authentication be needed? > > Yes, It must be. This is probably the next-in-thread request for > comments/suggestions. I'm still not sure if the whole thing would be useful, > so, the authentication methods seem too far to me at the present time. If you > have any comments about this... I think you know what to do :) Assuming you can use the administrative/policy model, you can probably use IPSEC AH and get this "for free." louie To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message