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The issue is that they claim their system is secure. Peoples lives can literally depend on encryption actually doing what it says on the tin; this software does
by nwh 13y ago
The issue is that they claim their system is secure. Peoples lives can literally depend on encryption actually doing what it says on the tin; this software does not. It's the epitome of home grown encryption.
- igravious 13y agoI hear you. Agreed. Surely every decent crypto system started off home-grown?
- wmf 13y agoSure, in the old days someone had to be the first to invent stuff. But today when we already have well-reviewed protocols you shouldn't deploy something until after it has survived review.
- nwh 13y agoThere's a line with this sort of stuff, and the crossing of it is what I have an issue with. If they presented it as an attempt and asked for critique, then this would have been a fine thing to publish. They would have got chewed out by a professional, fixed it or removed it, and everyone would go away learning something new. The issues comes when they don't accept critique, and make claims that don't stack up in actuality. Doing that is how people get hurt.
- smacktoward 13y agoExactly. Being wrong is fine. Being stubbornly wrong is not.
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