Worth a look (authors include D.J. Bernstein):<p><i>We describe here MinimaLT, a secure network protocol which delivers protected data on the rst packet of a typical client-server connection.
MinimaLT provides substantial protections and is extraordinarily simple to con figure
and use. In particular, it provides cryptographic authentication of servers and users; encryption of communication;
simplicity of protocol, implementation, and con guration;
clean IP-address mobility; and DoS protections"</i>
While I lack the skill set to fully appreciate the paper, I must say that it is very refreshing to see innovative proposals on this kind of all-important foundational elements.<p>These are the kind of submissions that make HN worth visiting, for all its problems. ;)
One more important tidbit from the paper:<p><i>We plan to soon release Ethos</i> [experimental robust-security OS] <i>and our Linux MinimaLT implementation as open source software.</i>
Does anyone know why there is no affiliation listed for djb? Did he retire?<p>(Side note: I am not sure why it was downvoted, I apologize if my question is offensive/problematic for people. )