> -----Original Message----- > From: pgut001 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 7:52 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Trillian Secure IM > > Marcos el Ruptor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >I found those threads: > > > >http://forums.ceruleanstudios.com/showthread.php?t=53433 > > > >http://forums.ceruleanstudios.com/showthread.php?t=56207 > > One of them contains a link to an older thread: > > http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=33279 > > with this gem: > > Speaking as a software developer, if I ever had someone on > my forums who's posts consisted solely of questions about > how my private encryption systems work [an earlier post by > a crypto-savvy person had asked about use of DH primes, the > block cipher encryption mode used, and so on], I would ban > them and report them to their ISP without a second thought. > > If you're interested in creating good encryption, learn the > principles: encryption schemes are weakened when they are based > on someone else's work. So if you're honestly wanting to make > good encryption for Trillian, its a bad idea to try to use CS's > work as a base.
Funny enough, his conclusion *is* correct :) Alex --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
