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David DeSimone wrote:
> Stephen Clark <sclark46@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>         switch (proto) {
>>         case IPPROTO_GRE:
>>                 hlen += sizeof(struct gre_h);
>> +
>> +               m->m_flags &= ~(M_DECRYPTED);
>> +
> 
> Are there security implications from removing this flag?
> 
That is a very good question. I was wondering the same thing myself.
Hopefully someone with a better understanding will comment on it.

Steve

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