Calls for all new protocols to protect privacy, all the time, everywhere
By Richard Chirgwin, 16 Nov 2014 The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) has called for encryption to become the norm for all internet traffic.Last Friday, the IAB issued a statement saying that since there is no single place in the Internet protocol stack that offers the chance to protect “all kinds of communication”, encryption must be adopted throughout the protocol stack.
The statement reflects earlier, more piecemeal moves in the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) to start “spook-proofing” the Internet.
Rather than looking at a particular protocol proposal, the IAB statement is designed to lay down a fundamental principle for designers: encryption, the board says, should be “the norm for Internet traffic.”
“Encryption should be authenticated where possible, but even protocols providing confidentiality without authentication are useful in the face of pervasive surveillance”.
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