[Info-vax] "Linux Shminux - IPsec is Snake Oil!" VMS Mgmnt

[H Vlems]

On 7 apr, 01:45, Michael Kraemer <M.Krae... at gsi.de> wrote:
> Richard Maher schrieb:
>
> > Hi,
>
> > So from Apple to IBM, from Windows to Android and from OSX to Linux, it
> > appears everyone outside of VMS has committed to supporting IPsec on their
> > IP stacks as an essential tool in their integrated e-business infrastructure
> > offerings. So can someone please explain to me why HP/VMS continue to sit on
> > their hands over this? And why VMS customers do not need the secure network
> > connectivity that the rest of the industry needs?
>
> The answer is obvious: Don't we hear all the time that VMS is the most
> secure OS on the planet anyway, superior to the rest of the industry  ?

The OS is secure, but a user may feel that the data he sends on an
otherwise public link is in need of more protection.