Re: "in-band" is wrong idea/terminology

[ashar@osmosys.incog.com (Ashar Aziz)]

>From: "William Allen Simpson" <bsimpson@morningstar.com>
> You are completely missing the point.  The IV is in every packet.
> 
> You would only be correct if the key changed on every packet.  And you
> would only be correct if the decision as to the packet size, and
> inclusion of the key changes, were made at the transport layer (which
> makes the segmentation size decision).

In both the SKIP scheme, and the earlier DEC work, the key is
in every packet as well. There is no difference between the
effect of the key and the effect of the IV in both schemes.

Regards,
Ashar.

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