Example. Bad guy psychopath (medical definition) is able to shut off ones lights or security lighting system comes outside of the through window one did not expect gets in and is 6'8" tall 260 lbs and solid muscle (no fat) and not a nice person :--). Clearly extreme but some want security for the extreme case and do we not want to design for the extreme case too and does the extreme point to a significant or common case? I think if we ask this question what comes back is quite useful.
/jim > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas Narten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 3:00 PM > To: Julien Abeille (jabeille) > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Bound, Jim; > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; ipv6@ietf.org; Fred > Baker (fred) > Subject: Re: Making IPsec *not* mandatory in Node Requirement > > > - some applications might not require any security, e.g. a light > > sensor = in your flat might not need it and not implement > it, also due > > to the = very low cost of the sensor. > > I agree. There is absolutely no need to prevent my neighbor > (or a bad guy outside my window) from being able to > control/influence light sensors in my house. What possible > harm could they do? > > Who needs security anyway! > > :-) > > Thomas > -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list ipv6@ietf.org Administrative Requests: http://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
