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And what if PGP were modded to use combinations of words out of the dictionary (human readable) as public keys? I have no idea how that would even be possible,
by whatwhatwhat 16y ago
And what if PGP were modded to use combinations of words out of the dictionary (human readable) as public keys? I have no idea how that would even be possible, but it seems to be theoretically possible, and that would satisfy all three requirements: security, decentralization, and human-meaningful.
I probably missed something.
- SamReidHughes 16y agoWhat is human-meaningful about destructively omnipresence stiff fathom bushwhacked parasailing jumbotron articulated sline comonad ephemeral xenophile butt headphones liquid turquoise soar classic pantheon?
- whatwhatwhat 16y agoI can read it to you over the phone? Or even more simply... I can just read it
- randomtask 16y agoMarc Stiegler's essay on Petname systems is a far better introduction (it's listed in the external links). http://www.skyhunter.com/marcs/petnames/IntroPetNames.html http://www.skyhunter.com/marcs/petnames/IntroPetNames.html He uses the term memorable rather than human-meaningful, which is a more accurate description I think.
- benatkin 16y agoDictionary words can get mixed up on the phone. I sometimes find myself asking for words to be spelled out when I talk on the phone.
- wmf 16y agoIn this context, human-meaningful really means human-chosen. With public-key crypto, you don't get to choose what your public key is.
- endtime 16y agoThat would require either a drastic reduction in the size of the key space, or a drastic increase in key size.