Re: Security over SONET/SDH

["Scott Weeks" <surfer () mauigateway com>]

------------ joelja () bogus com wrote: ------------
From: joel jaeggli <joelja () bogus com>

> That's why I'm trying to follow up on the original question.  Is
> there something similar the global public can use to secure their
> connections that is not government designed.  This is even more
> important on microwave shots when security is desired.

:: plenty of standardized RF link-layers support strong encryption.
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Ah, thanks.  That comment gave me the the search terms I needed,
but I keep seeing sentences like this "Due to the encryption 
employed in these products, they are export controlled items and 
are regulated by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the 
U.S. Department of Commerce. They may not be exported or shipped 
for re-export to restricted countries..."  wheee! :-)

scott