Subj : Re: Binkd and TLS
To   : Oli
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Sat Dec 14 2019 11:10 am

Hi Oli,

On 2019-12-14 08:24:49, 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.
 WV>>>> Maybe if you live under a really surpressive regime, and you
 WV>>>> want to hide the fact you are communicating in fidonet? Maybe it
 WV>>>> helps a bit... But not if they take a closer look, at which IP's
 WV>>>> you communicate with all the time...

 AI>>> I'm not absolutely sure of all the implications. I prefer binkps
 AI>>> for the same reasons I prefer https.

 WV>> You can't compare binkp and http in that regard.

 Ol> Of course you can. Encrypted data transmission over TCP/TLS. Content can 
be
 Ol> anything.

I meant http (not https) which isn't encrypted vs binkp which is!

Bye, Wilfred.

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