Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 17:48:35 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: Mikhail Teterin <mi@aldan.algebra.com>, brian@FreeBSD.org, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, brian@Awfulhak.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/ppp ccp.c ccp.h command.c deflate.c fsm.c fsm.h ip.c mppe.c ppp.8 pred.c Message-ID: <200106181648.f5IGmZh07377@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Message from Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> of "Mon, 18 Jun 2001 09:31:00 PDT." <20010618093100.D9834@xor.obsecurity.org>
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> On Mon, Jun 18, 2001 at 11:24:10AM -0400, Mikhail Teterin wrote:
> > On 18 Jun, Brian Somers wrote:
> > > brian 2001/06/18 08:00:24 PDT
> > >
> > > Modified files:
> > > usr.sbin/ppp ccp.c ccp.h command.c deflate.c fsm.c
> > > fsm.h ip.c mppe.c ppp.8 pred.c
> > > Log:
> > > Add support for stateful MPPE (microsoft encryption) providing
> > > encryption compatibility with Windows 2000. Stateful encryption
> > > uses less CPU but is bad on lossy transports.
> >
> > So, I suppose, I'll now be able to avoid using SSH and use PPP
> > with encryption over a device like host:port/tcp directly, without
> > the
> > set login "!ssh tunnel@host"
> >
> > Great! Thanks,
>
> Only if you trust microsoft not to have screwed up the crypto, like
> they usually do with their protocols.
I think most Microsoft stuff is functional, and MPPE seems to fall
into this category. However I've never implemented a Microsoft
protocol that hasn't screwed up at some point (clearly to avoid
development costs).
I have no idea why they chose to f**k with the CCP reset request idea
though !!! (*spit*)
> Kris
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