Re: securing X.25 connection

[Ted Doty <ted () iss net>]

At 05:13 AM 8/3/98, Vanja Hrustic wrote:

> Many banks (and other 'important' institutions :) are still using x.25
> connections for safe data transfers. However, you will need some kind of
> end-to-end encryption device (Cylink or others). That will solve your
problem.
> However, US export laws are very strict (at least, Cylink is US based
> company), so take care. Some companies are selling 40+ bit encryption,
> but... Ask about 'key escrow/key recovery' and similar 'features' before
> buying one :)

IPSec using Authentication Header only will allow you to authenticate the
data source, as well as a providing assurance that the data was not
tampered en route.

- Ted

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