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In the field of cryptography, a secretly planted “backdoor” that allows eavesdropping on communications is usually a subject of paranoia and dread. But that doesn’t mean cryptographers don’t appreciate the art of skilled cyphersabotage. Now one group of crypto experts has published an appraisal of different methods of weakening crypto systems, and the lesson is that some backdoors are clearly better than others—in stealth, deniability, and even in protecting the victims’ privacy from spies other than the backdoor’s creator.
In a paper titled “Surreptitiously Weakening Cryptographic Systems,” well-known cryptographer and author Bruce Schneier and researchers from the Universities of Wisconsin and Washington take the spy’s view to the problem of crypto design: What kind of built-in backdoor surveillance works best ?
http://www.wired.com/2015/02/sabotage-encryption-software-get-caught/
[Paper]: http://www.scribd.com/doc/257059894/Surreptitiously-Weakening-Cryptographic-Systems
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 01 2015, @12:43AM
Come on, mods. "Flamebait"? Really? This is yet more evidence that the "Flamebait" mod needs to go. Every single time I see it used, it has been used incorrectly. Please, SN admins, get rid of the "Flamebait" mod! It's doing more harm than good.
Or better yet, leave "Flamebait" around as an option. If anyone actually tries to use it, take away all of their mod points and prevent them from ever modding again.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by RobotMonster on Sunday March 01 2015, @04:34AM
Come on ACs. Complaining about modding? Really? This is more evidence that you need to log in!
Instead of complaining about moderation, you could, you know, moderate.
You could spend your mod points solely on incorrect Flamebait mods if you liked; I imagine you'll prefer to keep whining about it anonymously...
I knew there was a good reason I normally read at +1..
(Score: 2) by fleg on Sunday March 01 2015, @09:56AM
+5 insightful.