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I enjoyed this snark, but I wonder if they're actually legally entitled to it. > Sky ECC promised a 5 million USD (€4.2 million) prize on its website, which is
by iudqnolq 6y ago
I enjoyed this snark, but I wonder if they're actually legally entitled to it.
> Sky ECC promised a 5 million USD (€4.2 million) prize on its website, which is currently down, to anyone who could crack its encryption.
> It is not yet clear if Belgian authorities plan to claim the reward.
- LorenPechtel 6y agoMost of the time it's not actually cracking the encryption that breaks these things.
- tgragnato 6y agoTheir website talks about 521bit ECDH, but that’s necessarily part of the key agreement protocol. Confusing the KEX with the encryption itself “521-ECC encryption”, does not inspire much confidence.
- wmf 6y agoThose companies never pay out anyway.
- iudqnolq 6y agoStill, it would be a fun lawsuit
- asperous 6y agoDemonstrates what I've heard before as a warning about those cracking bounties. If someone is able to break it, is it more valuable for them to claim the reward or exploit it? Especially when the crack could be sold to or done by government actors.