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Shouldn't a strong symmetric encryption with a long key prove to be safe enough as to not be crackable in a reasonable amount of time (~10 years), even if the h
by glator 6y ago
Shouldn't a strong symmetric encryption with a long key prove to be safe enough as to not be crackable in a reasonable amount of time (~10 years), even if the hardware is directly accessible ?
- Forbo 6y agoI don't know why you were voted dead for asking a question. I vouched for your comment.
- PhantomGremlin 6y agoI don't know why you were voted dead for asking a question. That's a new account (name in green). I think they start out dead. I think one or more comments need to be voted up and then the account becomes not dead (alive?).
- gruez 6y agoYes, but long keys are unwieldy. There's a comment I made in this thread[1] that calculates how long of a password you need for 128 bits of entropy. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25358206 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25358206
- mrandish 6y agoProbably, at least in practice if no critical components in the chain fail due to bugs/exploits and are as secure as intended (excluding the metaphorical "hammer VS fingers" attack). I think the difference here between you and the poster you replied to is that you're probably correct given certain assumptions but the earlier post also remains correct in a conceptual or theoretical sense, like pure information/security theory