First off, a low-level question ...<div><br></div><div>Is any information available about the key (type, content, length) used by the olsr-secure plugin? I see that the module exists in v0.6 of OLSR, but I can't find any documentation about how to generate the key file. Also, am I correct in undestanding that his plugin basically works to prevent route spoofing by an untrusted node, but not to actually encrypt mesh traffic?</div>
<div><br></div><div>Now, the high-level question ...</div><div><br></div><div>Have there been any nifty developments in options for encrypting an OLSR mesh running ion ad-hoc mode, or this is perhaps a path with diminishing returns? My platform is Ubiquiti 5GHz M devices running OpenWRT 10.03-rc4 with ath9k driver, and I've been able to set up a unencrypted mesh with OLSR v0.6.<br clear="all">
<br></div><div>I read that WPA/WPA2 encryption is not possible in ad-hoc mode, and that WEP encryption may be possible (tho I couldn't get it working), but I understand that WEP encryption now-a-days is as easy to crack as rot13 obfuscation.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Since I don't plan on having end users connect to the 5GHz mesh, only to use it for back-haul, I don't have to worry about encryption schemes that are compatible with end users (e.g. smartphones, Windoze boxes). However, is putting encryption into an ad-hoc OLSR mesh even worthwhile, should the relevant drivers come to support it? Or am I better off putting wired VPN-cable routers on the fringes of the mesh, wherever encryption may be demanded?</div>
<div><br>-- <br>Ben West<br><a href="mailto:westbywest@gmail.com">westbywest@gmail.com</a><br>
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