Full Disclosure: Re: OpenBSD Paradox

[Marsh Ray <marsh () extendedsubset com>]

On 12/20/2010 05:02 PM, coderman wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Theo de Raadt<deraadt () cvs openbsd org>  wrote:
> > ... IPSEC isn't 100% crypto;
> IPsec hasn't been IPSEC since rfc4301 or so...
>
> </pedant>
Well that's the proof of the backdoor then!

Everyone knows TOP SECRET GOVERNMENT COMPUTERS USE ONLY UPPERCASE 
LETTERS. They also make that cool bbbbbp-bbbbbp sound as they print out 
embassy cables at 300 bps.

But actually, RFC 4301 (ahem, please watch your capitalization) says:
>  The spelling "IPsec" is preferred and used throughout this and all
>    related IPsec standards.  All other capitalizations of IPsec (e.g.,
>    IPSEC, IPSec, ipsec) are deprecated.  However, any capitalization of
>    the sequence of letters "IPsec" should be understood to refer to the
>    IPsec protocols.
- Marsh

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