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The very concept of a "perfect encryption app" seems flawed to me. Maybe it's just my ignorance talking, but the more important the information you're trying to
by Aelinsaar 11y ago
The very concept of a "perfect encryption app" seems flawed to me. Maybe it's just my ignorance talking, but the more important the information you're trying to encrypt, the more of an active and constant process it is to protect it over the long term.
In this case, a "perfect app" would probably be a dedicated department of human beings overseeing the ongoing development and proactive defense of whatever encryption scheme they settle on.
- Animats 11y agoThat's Vice talking, not DARPA. What DARPA apparently wants is a way to hide messages in a broadcast medium. USENET alt binary groups, PornHub, and Twitter would be suitable. It should be something that gets through the Great Firewall of China, probably.
- daveguy 11y ago>USENET alt binary groups, PornHub, Twitter... Do those things get through the Great Firewall? Does HN?
- progressive_dad 11y agoI would say this is more of a steganography challenge than a cryptography challenge per-se. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steganography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steganography http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-hide-one-image-in-another-An-introduction-/ http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-hide-one-image-in-ano... If common image formats get through, then yes, there is a network broadcast format that you can use to securely communicate through the great firewall.
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