[cap-talk] use of hashcodes?

[Kenton Varda]

On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 7:36 PM, Kevin Reid <kpreid at mac.com> wrote:

> On Feb 19, 2010, at 22:03, Kenton Varda wrote:
>
> > This reminds me of a great quote which I'm guessing has been through
> > this list before:
> >
> > “Using encryption on the Internet is the equivalent of arranging an
> > armored car to deliver credit card information from someone living
> > in a cardboard box to someone living on a park bench.”
> > – Gene Spafford Ph.D.
> > Professor of Computer Sciences, Purdue University
>
> This seems to me to be a dangerous idea; it suggests that there is a
> reasonable lesser effort than "using encryption".
>

No, it suggests that your secrets are far more likely to be stolen at the
endpoints (a keylogger on your system or someone compromising the server)
than in transit, even if you didn't use encryption.

Also, it's a joke.


>
> *Not* using encryption is like using a paper airplane instead.
>
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