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>Domain names provide the internet much more user-friendly way of referencing servers Too bad some people decided that this "friendly name service" should also
by gambler 7y ago
>Domain names provide the internet much more user-friendly way of referencing servers
Too bad some people decided that this "friendly name service" should also be the centerpiece of all encryption on the web, as well as the only thing that prevents websites from reading each other's client-side data.
- nine_k 7y agoWhat else should have been used? (Please note that in 1993 a typical PC would spend significant amount of CPU to decrypt even 3des, and encryption beyond 40 bits of key was restricted in the US and not allowed for export.)
- gambler 7y agoThe question is not what should have been used. The question is what should be used right now.