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> The XKCD version of password cracking works no matter how secure your hardware. Lavabit would like to enter the conversation.
by giancarlostoro 3mo ago
> The XKCD version of password cracking works no matter how secure your hardware.
Lavabit would like to enter the conversation.
- ThePowerOfFuet 3mo agoThe xkcd approach worked in that case; the wrench in that case was legal, not physical, but boy would it have hurt nonetheless.
- giancarlostoro 3mo agoHe deleted everything ultimately. He printed it out in ultra tiny font in order to comply, but it was nearly impossible for law enforcement to use it. The FBI never decrypted the files.
- akerl_ 3mo agoWhat about the other Lavabit users whose data he had handed over previously, before deciding to say no?
- tptacek 3mo agoIt's hard to tell if you're being serious here. At the end of the day, Lavabit's security came down to... the FBI's inability to read an ultra tiny font? That's not the actual story (like, that happened, but all it did was provoke the DOJ), but it's remarkable to see someone cite that as a success for Levison.
- marysol5 3mo agoFBI = legal