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Cool. Everyone's threat model is different. As long as we're not writing passwords on sticky notes attached to the monitor, I don't think there's any need to be
by xingped 5mo ago
Cool. Everyone's threat model is different. As long as we're not writing passwords on sticky notes attached to the monitor, I don't think there's any need to be throwing stones.
- brookst 5mo agoHey now, I use rot13 on my sticky notes.
- loneboat 5mo agoGotta bump that encryption up - rot26 is twice as secure.
- harshreality 5mo agoSecure rot* variants require UTF-8 and mappings that shift characters between {1,2,3,4}-byte encoded-character-sizes. That varies the message length, which prevents any message-length or traffic analysis. The Snowden leaks revealed that the NSA is flummoxed on how to tackle variable character lengths. However, they've cracked rot26 using custom ASIC supercomputers, so it should be considered insecure even though it's twice as good as rot13.
- Glohrischi 5mo agoI did not throw a stone, i only clarified my counter position for others to understand why I encrypt.
- lachiflippi 5mo agoSensitive data written down on a sticky note is arguably more secure than that same data sitting on an unencrypted hard drive, at least in a home setting.
- pyrale 5mo ago> Everyone's threat model is different. Everyone's threat model is different, but some are better than others, and maybe we shouldn't equate taking time to explain why with throwing stones.