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[LinkSec] http://www.ieee802.org/linksec/Meetings/Jan03/Seaman_1_0103.pdf




I have a few comments on Mick's paper.

Why link layer? on page 2.  There is another reason.  Not all networks run 
IP.  Layer 2 offers a way to secure these other protocol suites without 
resorting to tunneling.

Additional threats on page 4.  In this section, you do not explain your 
reason for discarding a large collection of threats.  Most of them are 
pretty obvious, but I do not think that the reason for omitting replay is 
obvious.  In this scenario, the human user is a guest with a laptop 
connecting to the host's LAN.  Is the reason that you omit replay that a 
LAN provides a connectionless service?  If not, please explain.

Russ