[ale] FBI Added Secret Backdoors to OpenBSD IPSEC

[Charles Shapiro]

Shug. You right about that.

"""
Since Perry's allegations were made public, developers have found two
new bugs in OpenBSD, but de Raadt said Tuesday that he thinks that
neither of them is a back door.

In fact, de Raadt seems to think that the whole incident has helped
OpenBSD. "I am happy that people are taking the opportunity to audit
an important part of the tree which many had assumed -- for far too
long -- to be safe as it is," he said.
"""

http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/131505/openbsd-chief-believes-contractor-tried-write-backdoors?page=0%2C1

-- CHS

On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 11:37 AM, Chuck Payne <terrorpup at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 10:50 AM, Charles Shapiro
> <hooterpincher at gmail.com> wrote:
>> The latest news is that this is unlikely.  Here's one response from
>> one of the alleged perpetrators.
>>
>> http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=129244045916861&w=2
>>
>>
>> -- CHS
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 4:50 PM, wes smith <james007wjs at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:30:49 +0000
>>>> From: "Watson, Keith" <krwatson at cc.gatech.edu>
>>>> Subject: [ale] FBI Added Secret Backdoors to OpenBSD IPSEC
>>>> To: "ale at ale.org" <ale at ale.org>
>>>> Message-ID:
>>>>        <11DD49657FFC7C46B4095CF32FFACCEC2D8261BA at aeatlgtrmbx01.gtri.ext>
>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>>>>
>>>> It has been alleged that the FBI had backdoors put into OpenBSD IPSEC. If
>>>> this is true it could be viewed as a blow to open source. Then again it
>>>> might not. The way I see it, if the FBI used their influence to get a
>>>> backdoor put in closed source software we would not be able to verify it; at
>>>> least with opens source we can.
>>>>
>>>> FBI Added Secret Backdoors to OpenBSD IPSEC
>>>>
>>>> http://www.osnews.com/story/24136/_FBI_Added_Secret_Backdoors_to_OpenBSD_IPSEC_
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> FBI back door in IPSec implementation of OpenBSD?
>>>>
>>>> http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/FBI-back-door-in-IPSec-implementation-of-OpenBSD-1153297.html
>>>>
>>>> http://preview.tinyurl.com/277eyws
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> keith
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Keith R. Watson                        Georgia Institute of Technology
>>>> Systems Support Specialist IV          College of Computing
>>>> keith.watson at cc.gatech.edu             801 Atlantic Drive NW
>>>> (404) 385-7401                         Atlanta, GA 30332-0280
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Welcome to FUDville
>>> the ability to sniff != backdoor
>>> Open or closed source crypto is specialized and few understand what's going
>>> on.  It doesn't blow holes in open source, just shows that a select few
>>> comprehend crypto.  He used it to his advantage.
>>>
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> Proof is in the pudding.
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