>>>>> "Timothy" == Timothy Brownawell <Timothy> writes:
Timothy> IIRC part of the problem is that (many/most) ssl
Timothy> libraries supposedly tend to not get along well with
Timothy> async sockets, and then there's also the "just use vpn or
Timothy> a LD_PRELOADed encryption library" argument. So it'd
Timothy> probably be more of a pain to implement (and maintain)
Timothy> than to use external tools to provide.
There are various limitations to the work arounds suggested so far:
VPN - extra overhead and installation can be clumsy.
ssh - not everyone wants ssh - there have been serious security issues
with ssh in the past (including security holes that allow obtaining
root access). Also note that it isn't hard to "break-out" of a chroot
or damage other parts of the system even inside a chroot. Also might
be an issue also if you want to sync between windows computers.
LD_PRELOAD - does such a library exist? In any case, might be a
problem on Windows.
So I think built in encryption would be a good thing.
--
Brian May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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