> No, only Windows machines will be grinding to a halt. OTOH, my sleek > unix boxen will be whizzing along nicely....
You wish... On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 12:47 PM, lsi <[email protected]> wrote: > On 14 Jun 2010 at 4:23, Thor (Hammer of God) wrote: > >> >> create a private key with a strong password, post that, and then, say, >> >> encrypt a scan of your passport and post that. >> > >> >So, I think this is a dumb idea... :) >> > >> >You might think your crypto is secure right now, but in 5 years there might >> >be >> >a big hole in it. If copies of your passport are floating about on the >> >net, you >> >can't even delete them, and certainly cannot prevent anyone using the new >> >crack against your old crypto. >> >> Of course you think it's a dumb idea. But according to you, in 3 >> years, all the computers in the world will screech to a grinding halt >> because of what Symantec says are "new threats." How can anyone use >> the "new crack" when they can't turn their computers on? > > No, only Windows machines will be grinding to a halt. OTOH, my sleek > unix boxen will be whizzing along nicely.... just waiting for some > interesting work to do, such as cracking some files protected by > ancient crypto. > > Even if nobody finds a weakness in the algorithm you used, 5 years > from now I will probably have enough spare CPU to brute-force it > using my mobile phone.... > > If you were posting docs with a shorter shelf-life there would be > less danger. But a passport is always useful.... > >> >If, of course you think I'm speaking tripe, go ahead and post it... >> >> Here it is! Go nuts. > > That's too small to be a passport scan. > >> Timothy has developed and implemented networking and application >> security solutions for institutions such as ... Microsoft .... Timothy >> has been a columnist for Security Focus´ Microsoft section, > > Uh-huh.... > > Stu > > --- > Stuart Udall > stuart [email protected] net - http://www.cyberdelix.net/ > > --- > * Origin: lsi: revolution through evolution (192:168/0.2) > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ > _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
