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The correct default answer is encrypt after compress. "Don't compress at all" doesn't help you if you need to reduce bandwidth. What good is a secure channel
by mozumder 10y ago
The correct default answer is encrypt after compress.
"Don't compress at all" doesn't help you if you need to reduce bandwidth.
What good is a secure channel if no one uses it because of its high bandwidth requirements?
- danielweber 10y agoA lot, possibly a majority, of the major breaks in crypto systems (certainly the interesting ones) in the past decade have been because of compressing before encrypting. If someone wants to compress first, demand that they justify the reduced bandwidth usage.
- IncRnd 10y agoThe interview in the article is for a security position. You answer is incorrect in that situation.