Hi Michiel,
On 2019-12-14 00:44:32, you wrote to me:
WV>> But I don't see it's absolute usefullness. Because binkd already
WV>> encrypts (most) sessions. Only the initial connection setup is
WV>> unencrypted. But that only contains already public information. Maybe
WV>> if you live under a really surpressive regime, and you want to hide
WV>> the fact you are communicating in fidonet? Maybe it helps a bit... But
WV>> not if they take a closer look, at which IP's you communicate with all
WV>> the time...
MvdV> It may even have an adverse effect. IMHO for us small fish the best
defence
MvdV> against a hostile regime is to stay below the radar. Refrain from being
an
MvdV> interesting target, so they don't take that closer look. Using TLS may
draw
MvdV> their attention....
On the contrary. There are probably bilions of TLS connections every day.
Multiple from every device on the net. So a couple of extra don't get noticed
at all. On the other hand. A special and encrypted binkp protocol connection
stands out.
Bye, Wilfred.
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