On 26 September 2012 14:19, Stephen Russell <[email protected]> wrote: > Good description of distributed systems and Keys. > > <http://www.brentozar.com/archive/2012/09/trouble-keys/> > > I laugh at the comment made " In practice, random isn’t always random." > > Isn't that what makes it random?
An example of non-random keys: http://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2012/09/10/chip-and-skim-cloning-emv-cards-with-the-pre-play-attack/ Basically the 'random' transaction key can be predicted, allowing people to make payments with your card without needing the card. -- Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CADwx0+Lid7J7VwYQZNSDcHR6PH5V=zkel5tn_0xyjtp7dw8...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
