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It looks like probably secure is defined in cryptography to mean breaking the algorithm is equivalent to solving the underlying intractable problem [0]. In my m
by adenadel 11y ago
It looks like probably secure is defined in cryptography to mean breaking the algorithm is equivalent to solving the underlying intractable problem [0]. In my mind provably secure meant that the problem was actually intractable (which is not the convention).
0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provable_security https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provable_security
- swordswinger12 11y agoThat is the conventional meaning of 'provably secure' in every text and research paper on modern cryptography.