At 3:00 AM +1000 4/18/00, Julian Assange wrote: > TRENDS - ENCRYPTION Byline: SUELETTE DREYFUS So what is hot in cryptowear? Look for ephemeral keys, template-less biometrics, sheer digital watermarks lined with a crinoline of crypto >and au natural molecular computing. >Sitting in a trendy Brunswick Street cafe, Duane revealed his >predictions after jetting into Melbourne recently from RSA's >headquarters in the Milan of the IT world, Massachusetts. >... >Some of these, such as template-less biometrics, are so new they are >little more than a theoretical sparkle in designers' imaginations, but >they are moving fast. Others, such as digital watermarking, will be >retro by the time they become widespread. They've existed for some time, >but Duane predicts they may take off in a much larger way in future. >... >Next season could also see a return to nature, with molecular computing >used as a way to break cryptographic keys. The natural look is back in >vogue among the large-lobed in other ways as well, with Duane openly >sporting long hair in a pony tail. ``The only time I purposely tuck it >in is when I'm riding my Harley,'' he said. I nominate this article as the most pretentious--or should I say "precious"?--mixing of metaphors seen in a major piece of reporting this year. This latest Dreyfus affair is tedious beyond words. No doubt she (or he) will be an honored guest and probably a speaker at the next CFP. --Tim May -- ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, ComSec 3DES: 831-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, "Cyphernomicon" | black markets, collapse of governments.
