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In 1996 I asked Robert Morris Sr if he was worried that so much crypto was dependent upon factorization. "Worried? I'm not worried, but I can tell you that if U
by davidwihl 10y ago
In 1996 I asked Robert Morris Sr if he was worried that so much crypto was dependent upon factorization. "Worried? I'm not worried, but I can tell you that if US Military lives are at stake, we don't use algorithms that depend on factorization."
From that I would infer and speculate that the NSA found a pragmatic solution to factorization long ago.
- DashRattlesnake 10y ago> From that I would infer and speculate that the NSA found a pragmatic solution to factorization long ago. Or they judge that a pragmatic solution is within the realm of possibility, and they don't want take the chance of being caught with their pants down. They probably have the resources to take on many extra operational costs to avoid theoretical risks. One of the quotes on his Wikipedia pages is: "Never underestimate the attention, risk, money and time that an opponent will put into reading traffic."
- mkagenius 10y agoBecause Robert Morris Sr said something hypothetical doesn't mean one should speculate.
- oconnor0 10y agoWhat are the other options?
- dnautics 10y agoElliptic curve
- daxfohl 10y agoCouriers, duh: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/7/29/1554321/-Trump-thinks-US-military-should-communicate-via-courier-no-seriously http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/7/29/1554321/-Trump-think...
- gnarbarian 10y agoOne time pad.
- w8rbt 10y agoOne time pads are still used by governments. They can easily control the hard parts (secure pad distribution and operational procedure).