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Article #1548Re: New Encryption Method - a Challenge!
From: Carl Ellison
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 18:53
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 18:53
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In article <BxKAL5.LoE@metaflow.com> rschnapp@metaflow.com (Russ Schnapp) writes: >Nobody has the time to reverse engineer an algorithm starting from >square one -- it is a long, tedious process, the first time 'round, unless >the code is ridiculously trivial. The point which should be made (in the FAQ at least, and probably here) is that the fact that no one reading this group wants to take this time does not imply that the method is secure. This attempt goes under the name "security by obscurity" and protects only against lazy attackers. A system which is secure only against lazy attackers isn't worth anything. -- -- <<Disclaimer: All opinions expressed are my own, of course.>> -- Carl Ellison cme@sw.stratus.com -- Stratus Computer Inc. M3-2-BKW TEL: (508)460-2783 -- 55 Fairbanks Boulevard ; Marlborough MA 01752-1298 FAX: (508)624-7488
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!think.com!rpi!bu.edu!transfer.stratus.com!ellisun.sw.stratus.com!cme From: cme@ellisun.sw.stratus.com (Carl Ellison) Newsgroups: sci.crypt Subject: Re: New Encryption Method - a Challenge! Message-ID: <1drkrbINNkgh@transfer.stratus.com> Date: 11 Nov 92 18:53:31 GMT References: <n0e07t@ofa123.fidonet.org> <BxKAL5.LoE@metaflow.com> Organization: Stratus Computer, Software Engineering Lines: 17 NNTP-Posting-Host: ellisun.sw.stratus.com