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It's more important property is keeping messages that are scooped up by malevolent 3 letter agencies secure if a random message in the middle is cryptographical

It's more important property is keeping messages that are scooped up by malevolent 3 letter agencies secure if a random message in the middle is cryptographically broken.

upofadown 6y ago
Forward secrecy does not protect against a break of the cryptography.
- eximius 6y ago
  No, but it does multiply the cost. It means instead of breaking one key per conversation, there would be many. That could be the difference required.