On 19.9.2014, at 11.18, Mark Townsley <[email protected]> wrote:
> My own experience attempting to use IPsec as an add-on security solution 
> (a.k.a. "pixie dust) for a protocol isn't all that positive. We tried that 
> with L2TP, and in the process failed to kill off PPTP on windows clients. I 
> can't tell you how many times over the years I've had to point people to the 
> Windows Registry setting to disable IPsec with L2TP. OSPFv3 is another one 
> where I get complaints about requiring IPsec. So, I agree with Ted; We should 
> be wary of falling into the trap of using IPsec just because it is there.

So DTLS it is? Because I do not want to reinvent any crypto wheels I do not 
have to.

>From solution point of view, the only real difference is that DTLS solution 
>cannot be used to secure other protocols between the routers (just with 
>configuration), but I am sure we can stick in some pixie dust PSK TLVs to keep 
>the other protocols’ (bad) security solutions (mostly) functioning.

Cheers,

-Markus
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