Lower layer security (Was Re: Upper layers security)

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From: B.SZABLAK
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 1989 18:14

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There has been mention about encrypting data transmissions at lower layers
(e.g. between transport and network), and I thought I would ask the
experts to comment on the extent to which encrypting the PCI (assumed to
be easily guessed by the interceptor of the communication) compromises the
security of the encryption.

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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!att!lzaz!bds
From: bds@lzaz.ATT.COM (B.SZABLAK)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.iso,sci.crypt
Subject: Lower layer security (Was Re: Upper layers security)
Summary: Does encrypting protocol information compromise the encryption?
Message-ID: <689@lzaz.ATT.COM>
Date: 12 Jul 89 18:14:03 GMT
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