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To add to that: it's probably just a passphrase, so getting it from him would require torture. Even then, if that horrible scenario results, if he's smart, has
by derrida 13y ago
To add to that: it's probably just a passphrase, so getting it from him would require torture.
Even then, if that horrible scenario results, if he's smart, has a mechanism for plausible deniability, so he can give a key that decrypts to false information. [1]
The assumption of this article is bogus.
[1] You create a hidden true crypt volume and you put that inside another volume, do this for as many layers as you wish.
- dlss 13y agoI think smart people probably require less torture than dumb ones... but I agree with the rest.
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- breck 13y ago> so getting it from him would require torture. Or keyloggers, or sensitive listening devices, or hidden cameras, et cetera. Even Snowden himself admits that security at the endpoints is incredibly weak.
- derrida 13y agoThat assumes he accesses the files at the airport or from devices that are known to be his. Lucky for him the future is somewhat non-deterministic. Also, he could have all of the files segmented and say the passphrase in a conference call over the phone, immediately making a single specific document available to a few dozen journalists, assuming he has already distributed the encrypted container around.