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Peter Dambier wrote:
> Vicky Rode wrote:
> 
>>...Raising my hand.
>>
>>My question is on Terry Hartle's comments, maybe someone with more
>>insight into this could help clear my confusion.
>>
>>Why would it require to replace every router and every switch when my
>>understanding is, FCC is looking to install *additional* gateway(s) to
>>monitor Internet-based phone calls and emails.
> 
> 
> In a datacenter you have lines coming in and lines going out. And you
> have internal equippment.
> 
> You have to eavesdrop on all of this because the supposed terrorist
> might come in via ssh and use a local mail programme to send his email.
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How do you differentiate between a hacker and a terrorist?

For all you know this so called "terrorist" might be coming from a
spoofed machine(s) behind anyone's desk.


> 
> So you have to eavesdrop on all incoming lines because you dont know
> where he comes in. Via aDSL? via cable modem? Via a glass fiber?
> 
> And you have to monitor all internal switches because you dont know
> which host he might have hacked.
> 
> Guess a cheap switch with 24 ports a 100 Mbit. That makes 2.4 Gig.
> You have to watch all of these. They can all send at the same time.
> Your switch might have 1 Gig uplink. But that uplink is already in
> use for your uplink and it does not even support 2.4 Gig.
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There are ways to address over-subscription issues.


> 
> How about switches used in datacenters with 48 ports, 128 ports, ...
> Where do you get the capacity for multiple Gigs just for eavesdropping?
> 
> On the other hand - most switches have a port for debugging. But this
> port can only listen on one port not on 24 or even 48 of them.
> 
> So you have to invent a new generation of switches.
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I don't believe this is the primary reason for replacing every router
and every switch.

I think (correct me if I'm wrong) it has to do with the way wiretap
feature (lack of a better term) that .gov is wanting vendors to
implement within their devices, may be at the network stack level.

I guess it's time to revisit rfc 2804.


> 
> How about the routers? They are even more complicated than a switch.
> 
> As everybody should know by now - every router can be hacked. So
> your monitoring must be outside the router.
> 
> The gouvernment will offer you an *additional* gateway.
> I wonder what that beast will look like. It must be able to take
> all input you get from a glass fiber. Or do they ask us to get
> down with our speed so they have time to eavesdrop.
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powered by dhs w/ made in china sticker :-)

I'm not being smarty pants about this...it is actually happening. That's
all I can say.



regards,
/virendra

> 
> 
> 
>>I can see some sort of
>>network redesign happening in order to accodomate this but replacing
>>every router and every switch sounds too drastic, unless I
>>mis-understood it. Please, I'm not advocating this change but just
>>trying to understand the impact from an operation standpoint.
>>
> 
> 
> Yes, it is drastic. But if they want to eavesdrop that is the only
> way to do it.
> 
> 
>>Any insight will be appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>>regards,
>>/virendra
>>
> 
> 
> Here in germany we accidently have found out why east germany had
> to finally give up:
> 
> They installed equippement to eavesdrop and tape on every single
> telefone line. They could not produce enough tapes to keep up
> with this :)
> 
> Not to mention what happened when they "recycled" the tapes and
> did not have the time to first erase them :)
> 
> 
> Kind regards,
> Peter and Karin
> 
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