[Asterisk-Dev] OMG THE SKY IS FALLING!! NOT!!!

[Rob Gagnon]

Was about to say the same thing right as soon as I saw the "libsrtp" email
from James Cloos....

Would that code happen to be "Cloos-ified" ?


(groan)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "brian" <brian at bkw.org>
To: <asterisk-dev at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 12:17 PM
Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Dev] OMG THE SKY IS FALLING!! NOT!!!


> In that case we need to get libsrtp into asterisk ASAP and the problem is
> solved! :P
>
> bkw
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: asterisk-dev-admin at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-dev-
> > admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Steve Underwood
> > Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 11:45 AM
> > To: asterisk-dev at lists.digium.com
> > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Dev] OMG THE SKY IS FALLING!! NOT!!!
> >
> > brian wrote:
> >
> > >>Sadly, the article reads as more bogus than it really is. SIP really
is
> > >>weak. RTP stream are almost universally unencrypted right now.
Listening
> > >>in to a VoIP within your company is generally much easier than
snooping
> > >>on a traditional call. I wonder how long it will take before
encryption,
> > >>solid authentication, and other good stuff becomes widely deployed for
> > >>VoIP?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >You also have to agree that the copper wire from my house to the CO is
> > also
> > >unencrypted.  But for someone to listen in on voip they have to be in
the
> > >middle and on a switched network its hard to do and on a WAN its hard
to
> > do.
> > >(notice I didn't say impossible because nothing is impossible)  And on
> > that
> > >note we should all stop using email because it's evil and unencrypted.
> > >People might find out that I'm receiving v1agr@ and p3n1s enlargement
> > emails
> > >er I mean spam.  Oh and I can refinance my mortgage at a new lower rate
> > just
> > >so I can have room for the HUGE p3n1s I'm going to have... after I rush
> > >order my l33t enlargement pills.
> > >
> > >
> > Sure, the copper pair is fairly exposed and unencrypted. However, the
> > average person isn't like to do a physical tapes. Running a snooper on a
> > LAN is another matter. Switches don't usually help. Run one of the
> > little MAC flooder programs and most switches stop acting as switches.
> > Then you can snoop.
> >
> > I just feel that if people can run a little program and snoop they are
> > far more likely to do it than if they have to make even the simplest
> > physical changes. Also, aren't things supposed to get better with newer
> > technologies? Why aren't people encrypting? It all seems like we are
> > taking a step back instead of forwards.
> >
> > By the way. If you are re-mortgaging, have you considered debt
> > consolidation with a Christian perspective? :-)
> >
> > Regards,
> > Steve
> >
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