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shevy-javatoday at 5:41 PM0 repliesview on HN

> And because all data that comes from the connection is secured by that key, we can build up from that same key into identity, permissions, and attribution.

So basically they want to find out who is who. In other words: sniffing.

It's interesting how the discussion is currently shifting to meta-explain why sniffing is necessary. I noticed this at universities in the last years; people now either have a tablet or a smartphone or a yubico key. This will be extended in the future, there is no doubt about that. And they are selling it with fancy words, just as Iroh showed.