Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 01:32:58 -0400 From: "Gary Palmer" <gpalmer@freebsd.org> To: dmp@aracnet.com Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Layer 2 ethernet encryption? Message-ID: <39480.936682378@noop.colo.erols.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 06 Sep 1999 21:37:57 PDT." <37D496A5.A0576E0F@aracnet.com>
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dmp@aracnet.com wrote in message ID <37D496A5.A0576E0F@aracnet.com>: > Is it possible to encrypt ethernet packets so that all layers above > layer 2 would be encrypted? The idea I had was to make a device that > could defeat a TCP sniffer by encrypting the IP headers. Is this > doable? Viable? A reinvention of the wheel? How would you route the traffic? No routers would be able to pass the traffic. If you are doing this for a local LAN, I suggest you have bigger problems :) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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