[OLPC Networking] Other hardware compatible with the olpc mesh protocol

[James Cameron]

On Sat, Jan 19, 2008 at 01:29:45PM -0800, Joshua N Pritikin wrote:
> Just curious, but why would you want to encrypt at the packet level? If 
> I want security then I use ssh, https, or the like.

Encrypting at lower levels is useful in environments where users are
unable to make the decision to use more secure protocols, due to either
ignorance, resource constraint or non-participation by the server they
are contacting.

I personally don't think it is necessary for OLPC deployments.

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