> On 08/12/2013 04:32 PM, Francisco Ruiz wrote: >> Quick request. >> >> In comments to a recent post, people seemed to agree that >> publishing a video of someone reading a hash might be a fairly >> hard-to-hack way to deliver that hash to the public, and thus >> assure the authenticity of a piece of code, a public key, or >> whatnot. The problem is that the sample youtube video I linked had >> yours truly reading the hash, and people naturally objected that I >> wasn't Justin Bieber and, consequently, weren't too convinced that >> the video was authentic.
>> So, here's my question. Does any one know of a celebrity who cares >> enough about computer security to be persuaded to take one minute >> of his/her time to read a hash before a camera? >> >> Thanks a million! On 08/12/13 22:41, Richard Brooks wrote: > Some idle thoughts: > > Edward Snowden > Bradley Manning > Julian Assange > Gen. Hayden > Jacob or Nadim Dear prof Ruiz, I made the comment about celebrities in jest. I just don't believe that people will validate hashes anyway. But if you manage to convince any of those names to read your hashes, I will certainly use your product. Or never ever, depending on my opinion of the readers' knowledge about computer security. Regards, Guido. PS, I got the name wrong: http://www.classicfm.com/composers/biber/guides/biber-vs-bieber/ -- Liberationtech is a public list whose archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu.
