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> It is almost impossible to imagine a scenario in which an external hacker is able to gain access to the primary encryption keys. I was reasonably sold on wha
by agotterer 8y ago
> It is almost impossible to imagine a scenario in which an external hacker is able to gain access to the primary encryption keys.
I was reasonably sold on what was being said until that comment. Impossible is a strong word to use when it comes to computer security. It seems that everyone who has claimed that there system is unhackable, always ends up being hacked.
- thsowers 8y agoIndeed, the only time that "impossible" should be used when it comes to computer security is when stating that true security is impossible.
- scarcely 8y agoHe said 'almost impossible'. Big difference.
- hawkice 8y agoHe said almost impossible to imagine. It really was an extremely hyperbolic statement. I've never done security work but I've helped develop plans for when primary and secondary keys are stolen. It's something that should have been imagined, not "almost impossible to imagine".
- hn_throwaway_99 8y agoI think it's actually pretty easy to imagine a scenario where private encryption keys were stolen.
- valiant-comma 8y agoAgreed. He seemed to make a decent argument that the quantity of records + types of data exposed didn’t add up (based on his knowledge of the system), but this statement (about primary encryption keys) undermined the credibility of the overall piece.