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> There’s a famous saying in cryptography that says “anyone is capable of building encryption algorithm that they can’t break” That’s a new one on me (not bein
by mcphage 2y ago
> There’s a famous saying in cryptography that says “anyone is capable of building encryption algorithm that they can’t break”
That’s a new one on me (not being in cryptography), but I really like it. Thanks!
- snickerbockers 2y agoIt reminds me of all the idiot politicians who want to 'regulate' cryptography, as if the best encryption algorithms in the world don't already have open-source implementations that anyone can download for free.
- daedrdev 2y agoI think the better cryptography lesson is that you should not build your own cryptography system because you will mess up and include a security flaw that will allow the data to be read.
- deadbabe 2y agoThat’s why you get AI to build it instead.
- mdhb 2y agoThat’s literally the same underlying lesson just stated differently.
- mcphage 2y agoIsn't that the joke? “Anyone is capable of building encryption algorithm that they can’t break” doesn't say that nobody can break it, and it's probably easy for people to assume that "well I can't break it, then it's probably unbreakable" only to discover that in fact it is not unbreakable.
- antifa 2y agoYes, but it's written more clearly for the people who need to hear the message.