Re: [Cryptography] Opening Discussion: Speculation on BULLRUN

2013-09-06 Thread Benjamin Kreuter
On Fri, 6 Sep 2013 01:19:10 -0400 John Kelsey crypto@gmail.com wrote: I don't see what problem would actually be solved by dropping public key crypto in favor of symmetric only designs. I mean, if the problem is that all public key systems are broken, then yeah, we will have to do

Re: [Cryptography] Why is emailing me my password?

2013-10-01 Thread Benjamin Kreuter
On Tue, 1 Oct 2013 10:28:48 -0400 Greg g...@kinostudios.com wrote: So, my password, iPoopInYourHat, is being sent to me in the clear by your servers. Two things to keep in mind: 1. The damage one can do to you with knowledge of this password is beyond minimal. You might have your list

Re: [Cryptography] Why is emailing me my password?

2013-10-03 Thread Benjamin Kreuter
On Wed, 2 Oct 2013 10:16:42 -0400 Greg g...@kinostudios.com wrote: I'm interested in cases where Mailman passwords have been abused. Show me one instance where a nuclear reactor was brought down by an earthquake! Just one! Then I'll consider spending the $$ on it! Assume for a moment that