CDR: Re: why should it be trusted?
Tim May
tcmay at got.net
Mon Oct 16 21:27:07 PDT 2000
At 8:50 PM -0700 10/16/00, Nathan Saper wrote:
>
>On Mon, Oct 16, 2000 at 08:12:53PM -0700, Tim May wrote:
>
> >
>> What is the basis for this claim about the NSA having such expertise
>> and technology? Paranoia, ESP, cluelessness, or actual knowledge?
>>
>
>Speculation, nothing more. Notice the "IMHO" above. I'm not claiming
>to be stating facts.
I asked you to provide some _basis_ for your claim, not to quibble
about "not claiming to be stating facts."
>
>Most crypto algorithms are mathematically sound. I'm not worried
>about the NSA finding some miraculous way to factor large numbers.
>I'm worried about the NSA discovering security bugs in crypto tools.
Recall that your precise words were:
"IMHO, the NSA has enough expertise and technology to crack just about
any cipher out there."
This is a claim about _ciphers_, a claim often made by the clueless.
("Any cipher can be broken...," "The NSA has more than enough
computer power...," are the most common variants.)
You are a twit.
--Tim May
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