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

[mawali at news.icns.com]

Specially when it comes to Winblows what is secure anyway, why cry about 
SIP on winXP.

BTW: secure extensions to SIP o exist.



On Fri, 14 May 2004, Steve Underwood wrote:

> Rob Gagnon wrote:
> 
> >:-)  Didnt know you were gonna share this bit of mis-information, but it
> >would be nice for people using Asterisk to send the author some
> >knowledge....
> >
> >I love this part "According to a prominent networking and security pal of
> >mine-who wished to remain nameless..."
> >
> >That is the worst form of journalism....  It's called making stuff up, and
> >having no source
> >  
> >
> 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?
> 
> Regards,
> Steve
> 
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