Subj : Numbers stations
To   : Digital Man
From : Angus McLeod
Date : Wed Aug 17 2005 09:30 am

  Re: Numbers stations
  By: Digital Man to Angus McLeod on Wed Aug 17 2005 01:20:00

 >  > SBO is frowned upon by the security 'experts' and I tend to agree.  But I
 >  > think it can't *hurt* to obscure things a bit.
 > 
 > Yeah, we usually use "Security by obscurity" (as a criticism) to refer to
 > encoding algorithms that are "secret" to achieve or enhance the security of
 > the scheme. But it's been proven that algorithms that are open to public
 > scrutiny by experts provide more security, ultimately.

I agree that a well scrutinized algorithm is the most secure way to go.  
Better than just hiding the message.  However, I don't see any harm in 
using a robust algorithm and then *also* hiding it.

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