17 Jan
2019
17 Jan
'19
20:33
On 17/01/2019 20.53, James Knott wrote:
On 01/17/2019 02:48 PM, Lew Wolfgang wrote:
Well, doesn't all security rely on obscurity? The goal should be to increase obscurity as much as possible. Crypto keys can be guessed, if you can throw enough guesses.
Actually, no. The method can be open, provided the keys are secret. Given the size of current keys, they'd take a huge amount of guessing.
And that's not security through obscurity. That would be using a non-published secret crypto method, and where knowing the method would instantly lead to opening the door. Example: hiding the door latch somewhere, like with with a button press that you can not see with simple eyes. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.0 x86_64 at Telcontar)