Tom, > > If so, yes, both S/MIME and OpenPGP support this model. > However I'll > > point oun that it is not a requirement that syslog work > that way; for > > example RFC 3195 certainly has connections. > > > I'll look at those, thanks. I agree syslog could be, perhaps > should be for > meaningful security, but often at present is not, so I wanted > to see what > security was > possible with just one way communication
They use pre-shared secrets. It's probably best if you look at syslog-sign, which provides the necessary mechanisms for syslog. Please note that it still transmits data in clear-text (which I consider a requirement to remain backwards-compatible). Rainer _______________________________________________ Syslog mailing list Syslog@lists.ietf.org https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/syslog
