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Ah yes, the $5 wrench method.
by nathancahill 5y ago
Ah yes, the $5 wrench method.
- 1001101 5y agoA simple rubber hose would do. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber-hose_cryptanalysis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber-hose_cryptanalysis
- cgb223 5y agoCome on, this is hacker news. Some of our skulls are so thick you’d need at least a $10 wrench
- echelon 5y agoAlso known as the "So you think you can escape the FBI [/CIA/FSB]?" fallacy.
- vorpalhex 5y agoI mean, if your threat model is such that you need to consider kidnapping and being hit with a wrench, as opposed to just a drive by breach, then you should in fact account for that appropriately.
- ohyeshedid 5y agoAre you aiming for perfect or have you stopped at good enough?
- kobalsky 5y agoThe xkcd author did a disservice to online security with that comic. You can be forced to disclose your secrets but you will know they were compromised, that's encryption doing its job. There's a world of difference in knowing.
- SV_BubbleTime 5y agoSame in the world of lock picking. I can smash your door in, or simply break a window. The difference is you’ll definitely know I did it. But unless you in the routine of checking your lock pins for scratchmarks, you probably wouldn’t know if someone picked the locks.