On 2011-10-11 13:48 , Julian Yon wrote: > On 11/10/11 09:07, Eugen Leitl wrote: >>> At one point or another they just apply rubberhose crypto thus don't >>> make it too difficult. >> Why do you bother breathing? You'll die, anyway. > > I think you missed the point Jeroen was making there. If Mallory > *really* wants to compromise your server, there will be a level of > security beyond which a gun to your children's heads is the most > cost-effective attack. In most people's threat models, they'd rather > take their chances with compromised data than with their kids' lives. In > such a model, making the server too secure can itself be a risk.
That describes my point perfectly, thanks! Greets, Jeroen _______________________________________________ tor-talk mailing list [email protected] https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
