At 10:10 PM 12/19/02 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Nothing serious, just throwing a quick thought out... > >It has been mentioned that you should always use crypto. If you wait until >you actually have something private to send, then an adversary will know >exactly which message is important. Encrypting everything gives equal >suspicion to each message and nobody has the resources to attack all of your >mail. > >So, I was thinking that rather than just encrypt each message, why not just >keep a constant encrypted stream open? So, even when you are asleep, >computers at each node are bombarding each other with encrypted "junk" >files. Your noise to signal ratio would be phenomenal.
Very good, sir. Your next assignment is to read about Mixmaster anonymous remailer networks. Generally sending uniformly-sized (padded or fragmented or noise) blocks at regular intervals is preferable (and equivalent) to your suggestion of keeping connections open all the time. -- "Intended only for lawful uses." -HP Computer Advert
