it's not the crypto

[Steve Bellovin]

Every now and then, something pops up that reinforces the point that 
crypto can't solve all of our security and privacy problems.  Today's 
installment can be found at
http://www.privacyfoundation.org/advisories/advemailwiretap.html

For almost all of us, the end systems are the weak points, not the 
transmission!


                --Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb