On Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:56:24 -0500 gene heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday, December 15, 2010 05:51:45 pm Jörn Nettingsmeier did opine: > > > On 12/15/2010 11:14 AM, gene heskett wrote: > > > Ralf I suspect, if he were to use pgp, would be like me, and only > > > trust pgp-2.6.2a, the last one before they put Zimmerman in jail for > > > a few years. I have often said, and have been called the uber > > > paranoid for it, that one of the conditions of his release was that > > > the next generation of pgp had a back door. > > > > as they say, paranoia doesn't mean they're not after you! > > > > :-D > > > > i think this problem is mitigated somewhat by using open protocols with > > open crypto implementations that have undergone public scrutiny. unless > > you want to believe that "the NSA has quantum computers anyway and have > > solved the entire problem space years ago" :) > > > Not NASA, FBI. There are reports of 2 or 3 guys witnessing their machinery > busting a post 2.6.2a PGP's key in 30 seconds. No clue if that passes the > snope's sniff test or not, could be nothing more than propaganda to > discourage its use too. It is still a problem for some methods though, > just look at all the hoorah about R.I.M. a few months ago, and I doubt > their encryption is even equal to a 256 bit PGP key. Hmmm. GPG is mostly compatible with PGP and it has had crypto experts working on it for years. I would be surprised if they hadn't noticed any back door by now, and I don't see how PGP could have a major vulnerability without it reflecting back to GPG. Just my 2d -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev