From: Pekka Riikonen Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 17:00:15 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Updates. X-Git-Tag: 1.2.beta1~2878 X-Git-Url: http://git.silcnet.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=485bcf1af25d165f1ff3b0af317763da13229b94;p=crypto.git Updates. --- diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ index 18cd9e7a..a55ad7f4 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ +++ b/doc/FAQ @@ -30,8 +30,14 @@ A: SILC still has a lot things to do. The time of completion is much Q: Why use SILC? Why not IRC with SSL? A: Sure, that is possible, although, does that secure the entire IRC network? And does that increase or decrease the lags and splits in - the IRC network? SILC is not meant to be IRC replacement. IRC is - good for some things, SILC is good for same and some other things. + the IRC network? Does that provide user based security where some + specific private message are secured.? Does that provide security + where some specific channel messages are secured? Security is not + just about applying encryption to traffic and SILC is not just about + `encrypting the traffic`. You cannot make insecure protocol suddenly + secure just by encrypting the traffic. SILC is not meant to be IRC + replacement. IRC is good for some things, SILC is good for same and + some other things. Q: Can I use SILC with IRC client? What about can I use IRC with SILC diff --git a/public_html/faq.html b/public_html/faq.html index aec23abf..a53c7958 100644 --- a/public_html/faq.html +++ b/public_html/faq.html @@ -42,8 +42,14 @@ A: SILC still has a lot things to do. The time of completion is much Q: Why use SILC? Why not IRC with SSL?
A: Sure, that is possible, although, does that secure the entire IRC network? And does that increase or decrease the lags and splits in - the IRC network? SILC is not meant to be IRC replacement. IRC is - good for some things, SILC is good for same and some other things. + the IRC network? Does that provide user based security where some + specific private message are secured.? Does that provide security + where some specific channel messages are secured? Security is not + just about applying encryption to traffic and SILC is not just about + `encrypting the traffic`. You cannot make insecure protocol suddenly + secure just by encrypting the traffic. SILC is not meant to be IRC + replacement. IRC is good for some things, SILC is good for same and + some other things.


Q: Can I use SILC with IRC client? What about can I use IRC with SILC