So, sounds like there's reasonable interest in basic security - and we just need to decide on how it'll get implemented. That about right?
On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 6:34 PM, Daniel Clem <[email protected]> wrote: > Mkay, sorry for the seriousness, just the topic of NSA has gotten me > extremely riled up lately. > > Dmitrijs Ledkovs <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On 18 July 2013 01:18, Daniel Clem <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> NSA? Really? Before or after the recent hoopla with Verizon and others? >>> Echoing another's point. Yes security has become a big hot word lately, and >>> for good reason. >>> >>> Just a non-dev comment, I use SMS a lot. It depends who I'm talking to, >>> when, and where. >> >> >> >> I think Robert simply made a geeky joke here: >> >> for SMS you could do unix ROT 13 a few times >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> The NSA recommends doing it precisely 28 times for unbreakable security. >>> >>> >>> Since ROT13 is a simple Caesar cipher, no amount of rounds improve >> it's security and one can easily and fairly quickly break it, even >> using pen and paper. >> Knowing in advance amount of rounds used, makes decrypting task less >> of a secret =) hence above statement is a joke, since the reverse of >> "unbreakable security" is achieved. >> On a modern computer you can break it near instantly. I believe >> encoding & cracking such algorithms are done as exercisers when doing >> a beginners programming course. >> >> Regards, >> >> Dmitrijs. >> >> > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > -- Thanks, Mike Bybee
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