On 03/10/11 20:04, Ted Smith wrote: >> In this imaginary system, <snip> > > What advantage does your approach have over using QR codes, cameras, and > computers to compare long hex strings? How difficult will it be to > implement? Do any implementations exist? Has the approach been audited > and studied?
You seem to have missed the word "imaginary" - it was a thought experiment. > It's very fun to think up new protocols and high-level systems (I am > just as guilty of this as anyone). It is less fun to implement them and > even less fun to test them. Yes, I was taking a break from writing code and unit tests for a secure comms-related free software project to do some imaginative thinking. > The freedombox project needs to focus on > what actually exists (like comparing key fingerprints via QR codes, > cameras, and mobile computers) rather than dreaming up new and exciting > vaporware. Thanks for the advice on how I should spend my freely donated time. Cheers, Michael _______________________________________________ Freedombox-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/freedombox-discuss
