On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 9:43 AM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57462189-83/wickr-an-iphone-encryption-app-a-3-year-old-can-use/?tag=mncol;txt
From the app page: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wickr/id528962154?ls=1&mt=8 "The security is based on a proprietary, patent pending, Digital Security Bubble(TM) (DSB) algorithm that combines military grade and propriety encryption algorithms and does not rely on a key distribution center (KDC)." That sets off all my snake oil alarms. * Crypto which is brand-new and proprietary is by definition unproven * Crypto which is proprietary can't be reviewed and almost always proves to be broken * The phrase "military grade" applied to crypto is basically automatically bullsh!t * The crytpo the US military does use is never commercial proprietary Also, they spelled "proprietary" wrong. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
