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- From: Erik.Lindano@ofa123.fidonet.org
- Newsgroups: sci.crypt
- Subject: Re: New Encryption System - Challenge!
- Message-ID: <n0deft@ofa123.fidonet.org>
- Date: 8 Nov 92 21:00:24 GMT
- Lines: 32
- X-Sender: newtout 0.02 Nov 5 1992
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- > Your acquaintance doesn't know ANYTHING about cryptography.
- > He is ignorant of the Fundamental Assumption Of Cryptography:
- >
- > "The security of a system lies only in the keys."
- >
- > Given your description, NuCrypt doesn't even use a KEY.
-
- I tend to agree. I told him so myself. However, neither your comment
- nor mine seem to deter him. He insists that neither you nor I can
- break his encryption. I know *I* can't. How about you?? Do you feel
- you could crack such a thing?
-
- (In the back of my mind, a thought on this is: in the final analysis,
- is the purpose of encryption to encrypt securely, or to conform to
- some particular rule or method..? )
-
-
- > Send the guy to the library.
-
- Yeah, I told him that. For all I know, he may have actually done so,
- but the challenge stands. Do you think YOU could break his
- encryption? If not, perhaps you have no right to send him
- anywhere... I know I can't, but then I am no expert. The challenge I
- posted was addressed to the experts here, but no one seems to have
- accepted, and that saddens me. I had hoped to have at least several
- expert cryptanalysts here accept the challenge and show him how
- wrong he is. But no one has accepted so far...
-
-
- --- Maximus 2.00
-