cryptograph(y|er) jokes?

2004-06-22 Thread Hadmut Danisch
Hi, does anyone know good jokes about cryptography, cryptographers, or security? regards Hadmut [Moderator's note: I know of several security systems that are jokes in and of themselves, but that doesn't seem to be what you meant. :) --Perry]

Re: Passwords can sit on disk for years

2004-06-22 Thread Ben Laurie
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ben Laurie wrote: In OpenSSL we overwrite with random gunk for this reason. What? No compiler is smart enough to say, The program sets these variables but they are never referenced again. I'll save time and not set them. Sure it is, here's gcc -O3: main() { int

[ISN] Network Associates Up For Sale, Sources Say

2004-06-22 Thread R. A. Hettinga
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RE: cryptograph(y|er) jokes?

2004-06-22 Thread Wagner,Ray
Not much cryptography in here, but... Security Haiku I wake from deep slumber Pager vibrates with possible intrusion alerts Why did we buy IDS? My wireless LAN Is used by many of my neighbors Perhaps I should try encryption? The boss wants to know Why the web site is defaced I shall blame