As a consequence there is a major rewrite of protocols or a network split required to satisfy todays practical constraints of many entities. It can therefore be assumed that strong encryption for the security of individuals, corporations and public authorities can hardly be the answer when considering the design flaws of the Internet. And although some try to provide a reasoned debate on that important issue, the problems which in fact do accompany with (mandatory) encryption cannot be overlooked. The main problem is that it is hard to do it in such a way as to get good results. To make encryption effective, someone has to manage and maintain the systems (the way N.S.A. does for D.O.D. and, to a lesser extent, other parts of the government).

So as already mentioned we should look into different approaches like a redesign of the protocols, or preferably a net split. Some practical approaches have already been made in the past with military networks (milnet). Taking such approaches into account it is very likely that the Internet will be physically separated into lots of different parts quite soon. This may also once and forever solve the problem with individuals tampering with government installations and may make it easier to implement new technologies within smaller network infrastructures with reduced costs. Some may also argue that more access to private Internet communications, and to the Internet itself, for the military and intelligence agencies may seem prudent to many these days. A net split with dedicated network transition points would most likely lead to a situation in which the presence of such agencies could be focused to certain points and reduced in major parts of the public network infrastructure.