Assuming for the moment that aliens have better than brute force knowledge [1] about certain algorithms but perhaps do not have said knowledge regarding others...
Would it make some sense for humans to use a different stream algorithm and key exchange method for each layer? [1] But "this is more than just a data center," says one senior intelligence official ... center will have another important and far more secret role ... for breaking codes. ... According to another top official ... NSA made an enormous breakthrough several years ago in its ability to cryptanalyze, or break, unfathomably complex encryption systems employed by not only governments around the world but also many average computer users... _______________________________________________ tor-talk mailing list tor-talk@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk