▶ 13.2 Crypto Keys on a Network
Key management has always posed a challenge for communications networks. Military and intelligence organizations spent much of the 20th century trying out different strategies and discovering their strengths and weaknesses.
Key management comes down to two problems:
Ensure that the right people have the right crypto keys
Prevent the wrong people from uncovering any crypto keys
It is hard to keep these in balance. An example of this made headlines in late 2009. The Predator drones used by the U.S. military to observe battlefield targets remotely were being monitored by opposing militias. Anyone who could afford the inexpensive software could intercept and watch a drone’s video feed. This allowed militias to ...
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