* John Ioannidis: > Florian Weimer wrote: > >> It's also an open question whether network operators subject to >> interception requirements can legally offer built-in E2E encryption >> capabilities without backdoors. >> > > You probably meant device vendors, not network operators. The whole > *point* of E2E security is that network operators are not involved. If > they were, it wouldn't be end-to-end!
Uh-oh, no. The protocol characteristics don't change depending on who is selling you the device. Many telcos have an aversion to end-to-end protocols. Building reliable networks for ill-behaving end systems has been a pretty recent idea (and we are still far away from a complete solution). There aren't any interception requirements for device vendors, either, at least not any I'm aware of. They aren't telcos. Projects like OpenMoko should not be affected. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
