RE: Another Snake Oil Candidate

2007-09-14 Thread lists
On 12 Sep 2007 20:18:22 -0700, Aram Perez wrote: I don't about you, but when I hear terms like (please pardon my cynicism): with military grade AES encryption - Hum, I'll have to ask NIST about that. AES can be permitted for use in classified environments. See

Re: Another Snake Oil Candidate

2007-09-14 Thread Russ Nelson
Damien Miller writes: It protects against the common threat model of lost/stolen USB keys. Remember, crypto without a threat model is like cookies without milk. -- --my blog is athttp://blog.russnelson.com | People have strong opinions Crynwr sells support for free software | PGPok |

RE: Another Snake Oil Candidate

2007-09-14 Thread Russ Nelson
Dave Korn writes: So by your exacting standards, PGP, gpg, openssh, in fact basically _everything_ is snake oil. No. In fact Aram is saying nothing of interest. Cryptography without a threat model is like motherhood without apple pie. Can't say that enough times. More generally,

MC Frontalot sings about encryption

2007-09-14 Thread Perry E. Metzger
Secrets From The Future, MC Frontalot's song about crypto: http://frontalot.com/media.php/325/MC_Frontalot_SFTF_%2801%29_Secrets_From_The_Future.mp3 Perry - The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending unsubscribe