[ale] FBI Added Secret Backdoors to OpenBSD IPSEC

[wes smith]

> Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:30:49 +0000
> From: "Watson, Keith" <krwatson at cc.gatech.edu>
> Subject: [ale] FBI Added Secret Backdoors to OpenBSD IPSEC
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> It has been alleged that the FBI had backdoors put into OpenBSD IPSEC. If
> this is true it could be viewed as a blow to open source. Then again it
> might not. The way I see it, if the FBI used their influence to get a
> backdoor put in closed source software we would not be able to verify it; at
> least with opens source we can.
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> FBI Added Secret Backdoors to OpenBSD IPSEC
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> http://www.osnews.com/story/24136/_FBI_Added_Secret_Backdoors_to_OpenBSD_IPSEC_
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> FBI back door in IPSec implementation of OpenBSD?
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> http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/FBI-back-door-in-IPSec-implementation-of-OpenBSD-1153297.html
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> http://preview.tinyurl.com/277eyws
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> keith
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> Keith R. Watson                        Georgia Institute of Technology
> Systems Support Specialist IV          College of Computing
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Welcome to FUDville
the ability to sniff != backdoor
Open or closed source crypto is specialized and few understand what's going
on.  It doesn't blow holes in open source, just shows that a select few
comprehend crypto.  He used it to his advantage.
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