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IETF Floats Draft PRISM-Proof Security Considerations

Posted by timothy on from the there-should-be-an-spf-rating-for-such-things dept.

hypnosec writes "PRISM-Proof Security Considerations, a draft proposal to make it harder for governments to implement and carry out surveillance activities like PRISM, has been floated by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). The draft highlights security concerns as a result of government sponsored PRISM-like projects and the security controls that may be put into place to mitigate the risks of interception capabilities. Authored by Phillip Hallam-Baker of the Comodo Group the draft is however very sparse on details on how the Internet can be PRISM-proofed."

2 of 75 comments (clear)

  1. Not an IETF Draft by petithug · · Score: 5, Informative

    An IETF draft starts with "draft-ietf-". This is merely a proposal by a member of the IETF to discuss this subject.

  2. Corrections by WaffleMonster · · Score: 5, Informative

    Anyone can submit an I-D for anything. With few exceptions they are uploaded automatically with no human review, zero buy-in, endorsement, weight..etc by anyone. This ID has not even been adopted by a particular WG.

    Then theres question of what is it this draft proposes reads more like a hapazard list of one mans problems.

    To be clear I'm not attacking the I-D I'm attacking the warped characterization of it by people who should know better.