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Yeah but that's a different threat model than the one discussed. It will prevent 99% of attacks but someone always comes in yelling "BUT IT'S NOT PERFECT". As t
by lorenzhs 10y ago
Yeah but that's a different threat model than the one discussed. It will prevent 99% of attacks but someone always comes in yelling "BUT IT'S NOT PERFECT". As they say, perfect is the enemy of good.
- atemerev 10y agoThe solution which is considered to be "almost perfect" and relied upon as that, but failing unexpectedly is arguably worse than imperfect solution with known imperfections.
- rhizome 10y agoThe solution which is considered to be "almost perfect" and relied upon as that, but failing unexpectedly What other failure mode is there? A solution that's considered to be actually perfect? Regardless, you have to account for Godel.
- atemerev 10y agoBlack swans arise because when people design things that work 99.99% of the time, they tend to relax and rely on the system more than they should, and when this 0.001% event happens, they are completely unprepared. The correct mode of operation is to always be prepared, without relying on the "perfect" system too much. If system is actually good, "chaos monkeys" may be employed to keep everybody prepared.
- prodigal_erik 10y agoWhy would 99% of adversaries fail to choose the attack that's known to work?
- lorenzhs 10y agoNot everyone is a nation state or has SS7 access. Intercepting SMS isn't as easy as you make it out to be.