Any book written by non-experts about something as complicated as crypto will have imperfections.
But sometimes security researchers become paralyzed with the need for something to be perfect. You need to look at it from a public health perspective. The handbook is not perfect by any means, but someone using it is probably better off than if they were simply going in blind. -- Greg Norcie ([email protected]) GPG key: 0x1B873635 On 10/7/12 3:45 PM, Alec Muffett wrote: > > Would love to hear why. > > > On behalf of all of us who suffered quietly through the Cryptocat > journobitchfest, might I please just beg, "no, or at least not on this > list"? > > I went to the London crypto party, I've met some of the people, I have > opinions upon which I am sitting until the enthusiasm wanes a bit and > folk are less defensive; and then I will blog them, and the discussion > can happen in the blogosphere. > > Perhaps I am wrong, perhaps everyone does want to listen in on > discussion of a book. > > Perhaps the book is liberation-related technology. > > Discussion of it will likely be hot air, however, especially since the > authors themselves claim it is a moving target. > > - alec > > -- > http://dropsafe.crypticide.com/aboutalecm > > > > -- > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
