On May 17, 2014, at 3:00 , Ted Lemon <[email protected]> wrote: > On May 16, 2014, at 7:14 PM, Brian E Carpenter <[email protected]> > wrote: >> I think that is Peter's point, from hearing his talk live a few months >> ago. You need crypto, but you also need a very strong cardboard box >> with no buffer overflows, and without the password being scrawled >> on the outside. And do not trust passing strangers who offer >> unexpected gifts. > > The problem is that the quote is quite memorable, and is repeated out of > context quite frequently. And a person who is not, like us, familiar with > the technology, will hear "there is no real hope, so don't bother" when what > is meant is "make sure you secure the end nodes.”
Even were the quote simply true, it may be a non-sequitur. Front door locks get broken sometimes, safes get cracked, padlocks get sawn off, and so on. Even if a technique is not 100% effective, that doesn’t make it useless. Dave Singer [email protected] David Singer Manager, Software Standards, Apple Inc. _______________________________________________ perpass mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/perpass
