Hesham & Robert,

> But when you need IPsec, you
>   > need it - and that you happen to be using a cellular link for some
>   > particular communications is irrelevant.   
> 
> => Hmm. That's a pretty big statement. If someone
> decides to use IPsec for VoIP (an extreme example
> I know) then is it still irrelevant whether
> you are on a cellualr link or not?
> I think it will, very quickly, become relevant
> when you get your phone bill!
> 
> So the point is, and Jari has already highlighted
> that, you have to be careful what kind of security
> you use for what functions

In summary, are we all saying: IPsec is manditory
to implement & optional to use?  I don't know if that
is anything new.  I do think we have tried to capture
in our document some pros & cons with regards to security
usage.

John
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