[nycbug-talk] OpenBSD ipsec FBI backdoor (was: The BSD Connection)

[Mark Saad]

Some new updates


> http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=129244045916861&w=2
>
> Seems to be a refute. But Neither can I think of any better logic than
> an denial by
> the person. Knowing FreeBSD/NetBSD Kernel for a long time I donot think there is
> any real way to create backdoors than doing it in the kernel. But one
> way I think there
> is a real threat to this kind of effort is GNU Tools which can be
> tuned for better for back
> doors.
>
> But this certainly points to better security reviews with company as
> well as open
> source developers.
>
> On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 6:05 AM, Mark Saad <mark.saad at ymail.com> wrote:
>> . Lucas <mwlucas at blackhelicopters.org> wrote:
>>> On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 03:36:19PM -0500, George Rosamond wrote:
>>>> On 12/15/10 14:33, Jason Dixon wrote:
>>>> >Jason Wright has publicly refuted Greg Perry's claims about his
>>>> >involvement in any OpenBSD IPsec backdoors.
>>>> >
>>>> >http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=129244045916861&w=2
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> Poor Jason Wright.  Nice mud-throwing there Greggie-boy.
>>>>
>>>> One added confusion to this is we have "Jason" Dixon and Pete "Wright"
>>>> posting on this list.  Anyone else catch that?
>>>>
>>>> Thread is looking kind of dead now. . .
>>>>
>>>> But Michael Lucas' blog, as always, is useful:
>>>>
>>>> http://blather.michaelwlucas.com/?p=452
>>>
>>> Far more interesting, and motivational, is DES' post:
>>>
>>> http://maycontaintracesofbolts.blogspot.com/2010/12/openbsd-ipsec-backdoor-allegations.html
>>>
>>> ==ml
>>>
>>> PS: George, by repeatedly copying me on messages to the closed talk@
>>> list, has made it clear that he's OK if my head overloads and explodes
>>> because I'm subscribed to too many mailing lists.  If that happens,
>>> you lot know who to blame.  I suggest you make him clean up the mess.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Michael W. Lucas
>>> http://www.MichaelWLucas.com/, http://blather.MichaelWLucas.com/
>>> Latest book: Network Flow Analysis http://www.networkflowanalysis.com/
>>> mwlucas at BlackHelicopters.org, Twitter @mwlauthor
>>
>> Some further reading I found on osnews.com but it still sounds fud like.
>>
>> http://blogs.csoonline.com/1296/an_fbi_backdoor_in_openbsd


http://cryptome.org/0003/fbi-backdoors.htm
http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=129296046123471&w=2

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