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You're saying we shouldn't spend time to make sure the algorithm is mathematically sound...because the implementation will have side channels? Using your metap
by qw3rty01 7y ago
You're saying we shouldn't spend time to make sure the algorithm is mathematically sound...because the implementation will have side channels? Using your metaphor, that's like saying we should never bother designing a secure lock because someone will just break a window to get in anyway.
- NatoshiSakimoto 7y agoThat's not a correct analogy. It's a window into the key, allowing the lock to be opened, not a window into a room that is protected by a lock. The point is that security is a defense mechanism, not an absolute guarantee, yet responses like the above and the sarcastic "Math, mostly" one go to show why we need to educate people about the context in which encryption exists. It does not exist in a vacuum. And there is no such thing as a perfect lock in the real world, where we live which is the only place where the discussion about the value of encryption has any value.