On 6/16/06, Max Laier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The issue is, if an attacker manages to get root on your box they are
automatically able to read your IPSEC traffic ending at that box.  If you
don't have enc(4) compiled in, that would be more difficult to do.  Same
reason you don't want SADB_FLUSH on by default.

Okay, this makes sense.  But couldn't you also argue that if someone
gets access to the machine they could also use tcpdump to do the same
thing technically on the internal interface?  Just playing devils
advocate..  :)
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