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Re: IPv6 Security Last Call Initial Questions
>I also have seen a grass roots movement....
I still remain unconvinced whether it's "grass roots", or "astroturf". :-)
I've always been amused when vendors try to make the case that their
concerns, as opposed to their custmers, should be considered "grass roots".
One additional comment concerning this whole export nonsense. Keep in
mind that if we make it optional, we will have to live with the
resulting lack of interoperability and lack of security for decades.
There are rumors that at least within the United States, the rules for
DES may be significantly eased in the next year. (Specifically, that
products with DES might in the fuuture automatically have Commerce
Jurisdiction.) I, personally, will be very, very surprised if the
U.S. export regulations do not get significantly reformed in the next
3-5 years.
It would be extremely ironic if we made a decision which had negative
impacts for decades, especially if the country-specific, legal excuses
for doing this vanish shortly after we make said decision.
- Ted
P.S. There do exist countries for which crypto export is not an issue.
DEC could simply set up a programming shop there, thus draining more
jobs from the United States. If enough of this happens, maybe the
U.S. will reconsider its current irrational laws even faster than what I
expect.