Re: Beware of /dev/random on Mac OS X

2003-09-02 Thread Michael Shields
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Peter Hendrickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Apple apparently only accepts bug reports from members of the "Apple > Developers Connection". If any such members are on this list, it > might be a good idea to submit a report: > https://bugreport.apple.com/cgi-bin/We

Re: Is cryptography where security took the wrong branch?

2003-09-03 Thread Michael Shields
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ian Grigg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For example, he states that 28% of wireless > networks use WEP, and 1% of web servers use SSL, > but doesn't explain why SSL is a "success" and > WEP is a "failure" :-) Actually, he does; slide 11 is titled "Why has SSL succeed

Re: Is cryptography where security took the wrong branch?

2003-09-03 Thread Michael Shields
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ian Grigg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One thing that has been on my mind lately is how > to define success of a crypto protocol. There are two needs a security protocol can address. One is the need to prevent or mitigate real attacks; the other is to make people f