Re: [Thinkpad] Thinkpad Hard Drive Passwords

Always with the personal attacks, grahm cracker
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Graham" <grahamj@virtue.cx>
To: "Bruce Markowitz" <scosgt@worldnet.att.net>
Cc: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 8:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Thinkpad Hard Drive Passwords

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruce Markowitz" <scosgt@worldnet.att.net>
> To: "Jonathan Graham" <grahamj@virtue.cx>
> Cc: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 6:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Thinkpad Hard Drive Passwords
>
>
> > You see, you seem to have completely missed the point.
> > A professional who is after the specific data will simply get around the
> > best security by hacking/buying the key from the company that writes the
> > encryption software.
>
> You're thinking too much like an enigma machine Bruce. Antiquated.
>
> Enigma worked by having the mechanism unknown. Modern cryptosystems
> attempt to keep the mechanism known and the security in the key and the
key
> in the hands of the sender/recipient. There is no third party to get the
> key from.
>
> So in the case of a computerized OTP your 'pro' has to work on
regularities
> in the pseudo-random number generation. If it was simply a question of
> money I might be concerned since the number of people with a lot of money
is
> significantly larger than those with experience breaking OTP cryptograpic
> cyphers.
>
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