[Security] XEP-0166, XEP-0167, XTLS - crypto and other stories.
Dirk Meyer
dmeyer at tzi.de
Sat Dec 20 03:44:52 CST 2008
Justin Karneges wrote:
> If we consider SRTP to be a "Jingle crypto layer" then we have to make our
> definition more complex by defining compatible application types or
> introducing new transport types. For example: ICE-UDP produces an unreliable
> transport, Jingle SRTP consumes a reliable or unreliable transport and
> produces an RTP transport, Jingle RTP consumes a reliable, unreliable, or RTP
> transport. Mess. :)
>
> My proposal does the least rocking of the boat.
Agreed. The crypto layer should only add security and should not change
the trasnport type. If you have a reliable transport and add crypto, the
result should be a secure transport with the same characteristics as
before. SRTP takes an unreliable transport but outputs something more.
Dirk
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