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What is this hypothetical “average” person, and if you aren’t one (presumably) then how do you know what they are?
by chrischen 5y ago
What is this hypothetical “average” person, and if you aren’t one (presumably) then how do you know what they are?
- whoknew1122 5y agoI work in support for AWS's security services, which includes both web auth and encryption services. I deal with plenty of IT professionals every single day that don't have a solid grasp on concepts like "don't attach your private key to a support case". If IT professionals--who are presumably above average in IT knowledge since it's what pays their bills--don't uniformly understand how to handle asymmetric keys, what hope do most non-professionals have? Do I know the exact profile of what the average computer user is? No, but I'd bet a paycheck that it doesn't include using crypto or private/public keys.
- meowkit 5y agoI agree, but this stuff will be abstracted away. Everyone has a smartphone and the “average” user knows next to zero about how the device itself works.