Links for 2010-08-26
tcpcrypt : opportunistic encryption of TCP connections. not the simplest to set up, though
(tags: cryptography encryption tcp security internet tcpcrypt opportunistic)Inchicore family home ready for take-off : from the Irish Times property section: ‘There’s a guy in Inchicore with an aircraft simulator in his shed. Not one of those fancy computer games, this is the real thing – a decommissioned 747 simulator, cockpit and all.’ Unfortunately, the sim doesn’t come with the house
(tags: houses flight-simulators gaming inchicore dublin irish-times property)Fried Androids? :: The Future of the Internet — And How to Stop It : scary stuff. East Texas patent-troll court has ruled that EchoStar must remotely disable customers’ DVRs due to patent infringement, which they are (thankfully) refusing to do and are now held in contempt for $200M — the blog suggests this could happen due to the Google-Oracle suit, to Android phones
(tags: google via:tieguy law east-texas dvr remote-disabling internet oracle swpats)
Craig Hughes said,
August 27, 2010 @ 1:57 am
…instead of tcpcrypt, why wouldn’t you use IPSec for that, so you’re using something standard which might actually sometimes opportunistically exist on the other end?
Justin Mason said,
August 27, 2010 @ 9:44 am
I think tcpcrypt can set up new opportunistic crypto rather than requiring pre-existing keys be set up. Also tcpcrypt can handle NAT — more or less….