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Someone found the variable that wasn't being re-initialised, and hey presto!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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In Germany, Paypal withdraw to bank account takes atleast 24 Hours
cheers,
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Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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I've wondered about this for quite some time and now I stumbled upon while reading this interesting book:
Kerckhoffs’s Principle/Shannon’s Maxim
Kerckhoffs’s principle is an important concept in cryptography. Auguste Kerckhoffs’s first articulated this in the 1800s, stating that “the security of a cipher depends only on the secrecy of the key, not the secrecy of the algorithm.”
Shannon rephrased this, stating that “One ought to design systems under the assumption that the enemy will ultimately gain full familiarity with them.”3 This is referred to as Shannon’s maxim and states essentially the same thing Kerckhoffs’s principle states.
Let me attempt to restate and expound this in terms you might find more verbose, but hopefully easier to understand. Both Kerckhoffs’s principle and Shannon’s maxim state that the only thing that you must keep secret is the key. You don’t need to keep the algorithm secret. In fact, in subsequent chapters, this book will provide intimate details of most modern algorithms, and that in no way compromises their security. As long as you keep your key secret, it does not matter that I know you are using AES 256 bit, or Serpent, or Blowfish, or any other algorithm you could think of.
I would add to Kerckhoffs’s principle/Shannon’s maxim something I will humbly call Easttom’s corollary:
You should be very wary of any cryptographic algorithm that has not been published and thoroughly reviewed. Only after extensive peer review should you consider the use of any cryptographic algorithm.
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Very interesting article. Hadn't seen that before.
BBC News Wrote:
The algorithm has been included in the code libraries and software of major vendors and industry bodies, including Microsoft, Cisco Systems, RSA, Juniper, RIM for Blackberry, OpenSSL, McAfee, Samsung, Symantec, and Thales, according to Nist documentation.
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Moreover, the algorithm had been shown to be insecure in 2007 by Microsoft cryptographers Niels Ferguson and Dan Shumow, added Mr Clayton.
"Because the vulnerability was found some time ago, I'm not sure if anybody is using it," he said.
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His brother Hank had some interesting books too.
All seriousness aside, this was what made PGP so good back in late 80's... If it's not open source, it's not secure.
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Right PGP, it's Pretty Good...good enough.
Like, XOR encryption, probably nobody can figure that out.
Or, use ROT-13, no one can figure it out: Guvf vf haoernxnoyr nyy lbh unpxref!!!
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"A team of engineers has produced a material that shrinks when it's heated."
I've done that, too.
It's called "ice". I produced it in a freezer.
No matter how good your idea is, chances are it's been done before.
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And I've been using heat shrink wrap for cables for decades.
Manufacturers routinely heat shrink plastic to wrap pallets, and boxes of product as well.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Oh, that's such fun!
In my first-ever job, I sometimes had to shroud wires and then hit them with a super-duper hair dryer to heat-shrink them!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Oh, that's such fun!
In my first-ever job, I sometimes had to shroud wires and then hit them with a super-duper hair dryer to heat-shrink them!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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If I recall correctly, there were baking pans, made for commercial bakeries, that expanded upon cooling to make it easier to dump out the baked loaves (particularly importing in mechanized process).
They incorporated either antimony or bismuth in the baking pan alloy.
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"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Now that is interesting, and worth looking into. Cheers!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Why is this NSFW???
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
Everything makes sense in someone's mind.
Ya can't fix stupid.
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It's Not. It says Not NSFW.
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Ahh, the dreaded double negative
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
Everything makes sense in someone's mind.
Ya can't fix stupid.
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Dreaded? I don't think double negatives are not wonderful!
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Yes, there are not many people who don't not consider double unpositives an anti-negative.
I myself am confused
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[irony on] Yes, of course... [irony off]
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Clearly it's "hot not"
Peter Wasser
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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Why do you never see wild dromedaries – is it because of their the natural camelflage?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Have you got the hump with us?
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This is a smoking Camel joke!
DURA LEX, SED LEX
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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How dromedaryou to joke about such fine animals!
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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