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[Mike Bybee <mbybee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

So, sounds like there's reasonable interest in basic security - and we just
need to decide on how it'll get implemented.
That about right?

On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 6:34 PM, Daniel Clem <clem11388@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Mkay, sorry for the seriousness, just the topic of NSA has gotten me
> extremely riled up lately.
>
> Dmitrijs Ledkovs <xnox@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> On 18 July 2013 01:18, Daniel Clem <clem11388@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> NSA? Really? Before or after the recent hoopla with Verizon and others?
>>> Echoing another's point. Yes security has become a big hot word lately, and
>>> for good reason.
>>>
>>> Just a non-dev comment, I use SMS a lot. It depends who I'm talking to,
>>> when, and where.
>>
>>
>>
>> I think Robert simply made a geeky joke here:
>>
>> for SMS you could do unix ROT 13 a few times
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The NSA recommends doing it precisely 28 times for unbreakable security.
>>>
>>>
>>> Since ROT13 is a simple Caesar cipher, no amount of rounds improve
>> it's security and one can easily and fairly quickly break it, even
>> using pen and paper.
>> Knowing in advance amount of rounds used, makes decrypting task less
>> of a secret =) hence above statement is a joke, since the reverse of
>> "unbreakable security" is achieved.
>> On a modern computer you can break it near instantly. I believe
>> encoding & cracking such algorithms are done as exercisers when doing
>> a beginners programming course.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Dmitrijs.
>>
>>
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Thanks,
Mike Bybee