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There can be security at Level 2

  • From: Mike Trest
  • Date: Wed Sep 11 11:21:11 1996 
I have recently read these statement on this list:

>>[snip] There is no security at level 2.

>Yes there is rudimentary security at L2.  It's called MAC-based filtering,

Full IP filtering (to port level) is in use today at OC3 and OC12 at the
edges of some relatively large ATM clouds.  [Yea, I know its IP over ATM,
but please do not waste energy on that flame-track.]  

It works with lots of ACL lists and multiple interfaces simultaneously.  In
one application it is working in conjunction with wire speed per-VC
encryption to boot!  

I will provide a vendor contact via EMAIL to any who request.

..mike..

Mike Trest,  ATMNET          Voice:  619 643-1805
5440 Morehouse Drive         Fax:    619 643-1801
San Diego, CA USA 92121      Pager:  619 960-9070

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