On 2015-06-27, Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 7:07 PM, Johannes Bauer <dfnsonfsdu...@gmx.de> wrote: >> On 27.06.2015 10:53, Chris Angelico wrote: >>> On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 6:38 PM, Steven D'Aprano <st...@pearwood.info> >>> wrote: >>>> I'm not a security expert. I'm not even a talented amateur. *Every time* I >>>> suggest that "X is secure", the security guy at work shoots me down in >>>> flames. But nicely, because I pay his wages <wink> >>> >>> Just out of interest, is _anybody_ active in this thread an expert on >>> security? >> >> Yes. I've done a good 10 years of work in the field doing security >> (mostly applied cryptography on embedded systems with a focus on side >> channels like DPA, but also security concepts and threat/risk analysis) >> and spent the last 3-4 years working on my PhD in the field of IT >> security. My thesis is almost(tm) finished. I would claim to be an >> expert, yes. > > Good, so this isn't like that episode of Yes Minister when they were > trying to figure out whether to allow a chemical factory to be built.
Johannes might have all the education in the world, but he's demonstrated quite comprehensively in this thread that he doesn't have a clue what he's talking about. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
