4 ms·
The thing about crypto is that nobody can get it right the first time. It requires two things that most programmers have in relatively short supply. Radical tra
by noonespecial 13y ago
The thing about crypto is that nobody can get it right the first time. It requires two things that most programmers have in relatively short supply. Radical transparency and radical humility.
- ww520 13y agoAgree 100%. Humility is especially a hard lesson to learn.
- tptacek 13y agoI mentioned on another crypto thread the frustrating fact that more than one professional crypto friend of mine is working on designs that could replace PGP, not to mention a lot of terrible ad hoc app crypto --- but because they're pro's, they're uncomfortable sharing designs until they're confident that they've fully validated them. That's what humility looks like: knowing you're an industry leading expert at cryptographic design and still waiting months or even years to publish so you can make sure you got things right. Compare and contrast.