On 17/09/13 01:40 AM, Tony Arcieri wrote:
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 9:44 AM, Bill Frantz <fra...@pwpconsult.com <mailto:fra...@pwpconsult.com>> wrote:After Rijndael was selected as AES, someone suggested the really paranoid should super encrypt with all 5 finalests in the competition. Five level super encryption is probably overkill, but two or three levels can offer some real advantages. I wish there was a term for this sort of design in encryption systems beyond just "defense in depth". AFAICT there is not such a term. How about the Failsafe Principle? ;)
A good question. In my work, I've generally modelled it such that the entire system still works if one algorithm fails totally. But I don't have a name for that approach.
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