Hello folks,
I am doing a presentation on the future of security, which of course includes a component on cryptography. That will be given at this conference on payments systems and security: http://www.enhyper.com/paysec/
Would anyone there have any good predictions on how cryptography is going to unfold in the next few years or so? I have my own ideas, but I would love to see what others see in the crystal ball.
Here are my thoughts on the future of cryptography:
A major use of crypto will be in efforts to restrict the dissemination of information to the public (corporate security, digital rights management, state censorship)
Human factors will be regarded as equal in importance with algorithms and protocols.
Servers and workstations will incorporate video and other sensors to provide self protection against physical intrusions.
As cellphones and PDAs merge there will be a new generation of privacy applications for text messaging and/or voice that use light weight protocols and, perhaps symmetric keys.
Cellphone cameras will be used for stenographic communication.
Cellphones and PDAs will be used as security tokens for desktop/laptop access, perhaps using Bluetoth
Self-booting, open source CDs will become available that turn any PC into a secure messaging system with private keys and messages stored on an encrypted disk image on a memory stick.
4096-bit RSA keys will become the standard (RSA is already recommending 1024-bit keys be phased out by 2010.)
Key stretching techniques will be enhanced and standardized to allow password-based security to remain viable.
Password entry will be done using mouse and display screen, rather than keyboards because of all the risks keyboards represent (software and hardware loggers, video cameras, acoustic analysis, etc.)
Desktop systems with no hard drive and no I/O ports will become required for processing confidential information.
One or more secure networks will emerge that parallel the existing Internet. They will use IPv6 and have mandatory encryption and authentication.
Cameras and audio recorders will be equipped with GPS, digital signing and secure time stamping technologies to restore confidence in recorded evidence.
Stored value smart-cards will finally become popular in the U.S. through use in public transportation systems.
Hashcash will be used to bring spam under control and to protect networks against zombie attacks.
Anti-spam white listing will be the killer app that finally creates a universal public key infrastructure.
Patent concerns will be a major barrier to progress.
Arnold Reinhold
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