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I have a question: What is the value of encrypted communications when your system is closed and presumably compromised (Windows, iOS, OSX)? Also, why are they
by TheLoneWolfling 12y ago
I have a question:
What is the value of encrypted communications when your system is closed and presumably compromised (Windows, iOS, OSX)?
Also, why are they suggesting that you write down passwords? For that matter, why passwords at all? Passphrases are easier for people to remember for the same amount of entropy.
- riquito 12y ago> Why passwords at all? Passphrases are easier for people to remember for the same amount of entropy. That is true if you compare them directly, but if you have a different pass(word|phrase) for each service it doesn't matter anymore, you can't remember more than a limited number of passphrases (unless you use common and predictable phrases I suppose, but then they're easier to crack).
- TheLoneWolfling 12y agoIn which case use a single (long) passphrase for a (n open source) password manager, and generate gibberish for passwords on websites.
- UweSchmidt 12y agoMy wild guess regarding #1: Crypto is worthless if intelligence agencies of serious/powerful nations (guess: ~20 around the world), top blackhat groups or a small number of people working at the respective software companies are interested in your data. Stealing data from your box through a backdoor might be relatively simple and automated, but it's still an order of magnitude or two harder than just analyzing the plaintext sent to someone's server.