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"demonstrably safe" -- this is another issue I have with this crypto conservative FUD.

"Use SSL, don't roll your own!"

Then we get BEAST, CRIME, Heartbleed, etc., and we discover that the dominant SSL/TLS implementation is a rat's nest of comically awful code:

http://opensslrampage.org

Look at the older posts for LuLz like: http://opensslrampage.org/post/83007010531/well-even-if-time...

I wonder just how much scrutiny IPSec implementations have gotten, especially since it's such a usability nightmare that nobody uses it.

parent api 11 years ago

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