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> Our mistake is using cryptosystems that only last 20 years. > We should be using 100 year crypto. That's crypto that a crypto expert is willing to bet her en
by reificator 6y ago
> Our mistake is using cryptosystems that only last 20 years.
> We should be using 100 year crypto. That's crypto that a crypto expert is willing to bet her entire net worth will be unbroken in 100 years.
This sounds nice but let's wait until modern electronic computers have even been around 100 years so we can have an idea of what that means.
- glitchc 6y agoMhmm, and what will you pay for that kind of guarantee, hmmm?
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- reificator 6y agoI think you responded to the wrong comment.
- Splognosticus 6y agoWe're remarkably close--ENIAC was first powered up in 1946. Kinda cool when you think about it--electronic computers are WWII-era technology and a lot of us reading this now will see their 100-year anniversary.
- reificator 6y agoIn other words we're still over a quarter of a century away.