On 19/10/2017 10:16 AM, Ryan Carboni wrote:
P.S. The phone system was a trade secret, but now WPA2 specification
is a paywall. All these bought off cryptographers are in a cover their
ass operation. They know they overlooked it, they have to explain to
you why they overlooked it so they can still appear valuable to you.
We could've had the Clipper chip, but now we may as well be using
Tribler's OFB with same IV (nothing to see here).
Anyway, WPA3 is needed for post-quantum eventually. Everything should
head towards some sort of post-quantum algorithm, now that NTRU's
patent expired. There is no reason why NTRU is not used, and I'd
suggest conservative parameters for a given amount of input entropy.
Smart cards and post-quantum for everything.
P.P.S. Binney is a pathological liar. Just watch A Good American on
Netflix. It is no wonder that the EFF is currently ineffectually
complaining about unconstitutional laws. John Schindler is right, he
doesn't express himself well, but I'm pretty sure he represents the
opinions of the intelligence community in that many of you are blind
and incompetent. (naturally the same could go for the intelligence
community...)
Bonus round because a helicopter flew over my house:
Schneier said: "There is too much mistrust in the air. NIST risks
publishing an algorithm that no one will trust and no one (except
those forced) will use."
That means trust me, I am opposed to what is happening and I am an expert.
Schneier then said: I misspoke when I wrote that NIST made "internal
changes" to the algorithm. That was sloppy of me. The Keccak
permutation remains unchanged. What NIST proposed was reducing the
hash function's capacity in the name of performance. One of Keccak's
nice features is that it's highly tunable.
Oh, I was just exaggerating, trust me, I have gone over to the other's
side.
When a familiar face changes their mind, will you go along with them
if you were wavering to begin with?
I wonder what the real story behind Jacob Appelbaum and Tor is. Is Jacob
a member of this list? Maybe he can give us some insight as to what
actually goes on in Tor. Maybe it's time to use alternatives.
