Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] Security & node authentication in BATMAN network

[Marek Lindner <lindner_marek@yahoo.de>]

Hi,

> 1. Does BATMAN provide any method of *authenticating* nodes?
> As I've said earlier, sometimes transferred data will be highly sensitive
>  (for example: information of patients health in hospital), so it's
>  absolutely critical to not allow leaking this information. I can imagine
>  situation when some fake nodes claim "Hey, I'm the server collecting this
>  data"... I think this is also important when someone would try to destroy
>  our mesh network by placing some fake nodes in it.
> 2. If point nr one isn't possible, maybe there is some other way to ensure
> security? I don't know too much about security or cryptography, but I can
> think of solutions such as openVPN or IPsec.

I tend to agree with Andrew: If you wish to secure patient data transfers end-
to-end encryption is probably what you are looking for (e.g. SSL). But 
"ensuring security" is a very broad term which we hear quite often. Please 
check our FAQ: http://www.open-mesh.org/wiki/FAQ

Cheers,
Marek