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Assorted Rants Tagged ‘TLS’, page 1:

UDP for games – security (encryption and DDoS protection)

Quote: “Yes, you DO need to encrypt your UDP traffic. And no, using UDP is NOT a valid excuse to skip encryption”
Another Quote: “Personally, I prefer to think of it as of insurance – when I’m paying my premiums in hope that my money will go to waste.”
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Part VIIa: Security (TLS/SSL) of 64 Network DO’s and DON’Ts for Multi-Player Game Developers

Quote: “Design of secure protocols is a thing which even security professionals have lots of problems with.”
Another Quote: “In the security field, if you can disable something unused – you SHOULD do it”
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