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I second this question. Developers who know how to do this are relatively scarce. The military almost certainly does not have enough of them.
by cryptonector 5y ago
I second this question.
Developers who know how to do this are relatively scarce. The military almost certainly does not have enough of them.
- tablespoon 5y ago>>> If the military gets it right with anything, it's encryption. > Developers who know how to do this are relatively scarce. The military almost certainly does not have enough of them. FYI: the NSA is part of the DoD. They most certainly have plenty of people who know how to do encryption properly, and securing military communications is also part of their job. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency: > The National Security Agency (NSA) is a national-level intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense... The NSA is also tasked with the protection of U.S. communications networks and information systems.
- cryptonector 5y agoThanks, I'm aware. That's not the same thing as the military having the right clue at the right places.
- mpyne 5y agoThe military has operationalized encryption (what we call 'COMSEC') for longer than even the NSA has been in existence. I'll be the first to concede that the military is significantly behind on modern digital product management, cloud architecture, and software development. But that doesn't extend to key management and distribution or communications security in general, which is something we're pretty damn good at.