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Obligatory XKCD: https://xkcd.com/538/ https://xkcd.com/538/

• mattraibert 10y ago
  In case you're curious, this is often called rubber-hose cryptanalysis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber-hose_cryptanalysis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber-hose_cryptanalysis
  • ommunist 10y ago
    In Russia, if you are curious this is often called rectal high temperature cryptanalysis. There is manual. http://lurkmore.to/%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BF%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80 http://lurkmore.to/%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B...
• unlinker 10y ago
  I wish HN software would automatically start flagging comments that only contain a link to an xkcd strip.