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Developing an OS is lame. First, the Govt OS is not going to be usable (compared to the modern OSs). Second, not everyone (even in the Govt) is not going to use

by niyazpk 16y ago

Developing an OS is lame. First, the Govt OS is not going to be usable (compared to the modern OSs). Second, not everyone (even in the Govt) is not going to use it. The variety of apps deployed and being used in the Indian offices is mind-blowing. There is no way the Govt can convince all these offices to switch to a different platform without spending a huge amount as switching costs. [Tangential: I want the Indian Government to come up with its own cryptographic protocols/algorithms like the NIST in the US does. Even if it is a variant of the prevalent crypto systems, it is better than nothing, at least for the top secret documents. Anybody know what crypto algorithms/protocols the Govts other than US use for their classified information?]

plinkplonk 16y ago
" I want the Indian Government to some up with its own cryptographic protocols/algorithms like the NIST in the US does. " Fwiw they do use their own algorithms. I know (and have worked with) people doing exactly this. Like most of the NSA's work in the USA what they do is classified. I am sure every government worth its name does similair things.
- Locke1689 16y ago
  I am sure every government worth its name does similair things. Eh, this is arguably bad. Cryptpography is only secure with massive peer review. The United States manages because the NSA is one of the largest cryptographic organizations in the world. Very few governments have the specialty mathematicians, cryptographs, and computer scientists to establish a suitable internal peer review process. India may be one of those countries, but I'm not sure.
eru 16y ago
> [Tangential: I want the Indian Government to come up with its own cryptographic protocols/algorithms like the NIST in the US does. Even if it is a variant of the prevalent crypto systems, it is better than nothing, at least for the top secret documents. Why? They could just use the standard algorithms that have been proven hard to crack in the open.

by niyazpk 16y ago

plinkplonk 16y ago

" I want the Indian Government to some up with its own cryptographic protocols/algorithms like the NIST in the US does. " Fwiw they do use their own algorithms. I know (and have worked with) people doing exactly this. Like most of the NSA's work in the USA what they do is classified. I am sure every government worth its name does similair things.

Locke1689 16y ago
I am sure every government worth its name does similair things. Eh, this is arguably bad. Cryptpography is only secure with massive peer review. The United States manages because the NSA is one of the largest cryptographic organizations in the world. Very few governments have the specialty mathematicians, cryptographs, and computer scientists to establish a suitable internal peer review process. India may be one of those countries, but I'm not sure.

eru 16y ago

> [Tangential: I want the Indian Government to come up with its own cryptographic protocols/algorithms like the NIST in the US does. Even if it is a variant of the prevalent crypto systems, it is better than nothing, at least for the top secret documents. Why? They could just use the standard algorithms that have been proven hard to crack in the open.