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- From: tld5032@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Terry Davis)
- Newsgroups: sci.crypt
- Subject: Re: New Encryption System - Challenge!
- Summary: Thoughts on the response
- Message-ID: <4146@bcstec.ca.boeing.com>
- Date: 9 Nov 92 16:41:35 GMT
- References: <n0dc8t@ofa123.fidonet.org> <BxDHCr.AMB@acsu.buffalo.edu>
- Organization: Boeing Computer Services
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- boyd@acsu.buffalo.edu (Daniel F Boyd) writes in response:
- > 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.
- > Send the guy to the library.
-
- As always we discount what we don't understand or happen to like.
- I see nothing in the article that indicates his system is not
- keyed. System generated and embedded secondary keys provide
- exactly the appearance described.
-
- Myself, I'm particularly fond of keyed systems that refuse to
- generate to the same encryption pattern each time! Personally,
- suspect that his friend may well get to keep his money!
-
- On final note, perhaps we FLAME new thoughts and ideas far to soon!
- A more little tolerance might just encourage more exchange of new
- concepts which is what I thought this group was all about!
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- Take care
-
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