Post Acn2Ks2OTYNXw7GV4S by argv_minus_one@mstdn.party
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 (DIR) Post #AcmyOvRFNEFTpFZHQu by mjg59@nondeterministic.computer
       2023-12-14T04:23:59Z
       
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       Reading "You (or I) can't legitimately suggest that something be replaced simply because you (or I) don't understand how it works" in the context of cryptography is absolutely incredible because replacing something that people don't understand with something that people *do* understand is absolutely the sensible thing to do if you want to be able to make assurances about its security
       
 (DIR) Post #Acn1o2NF1bIcRBMOtk by bignose@fosstodon.org
       2023-12-14T05:01:57Z
       
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       @mjg59 The position seems to be based in "Don't remove something until you understand what function it's serving now and what will be the effect of removing it".But that leads to the question "well, you seem to be saying you *already don't know* what function it's doing and what effect of removing it will be?" and that's the prior problem to solve, surely.
       
 (DIR) Post #Acn2Ks2OTYNXw7GV4S by argv_minus_one@mstdn.party
       2023-12-14T05:08:09Z
       
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       @mjg59 Note that the “people” in question are cryptographers, not layprogrammers. About the only cryptographic algorithms I understand are XOR and ROT13, and needless to say, you should not use those. 😅
       
 (DIR) Post #Acoq2Bsleuoqqd0bZ2 by xanatax@universeodon.com
       2023-12-15T01:59:10Z
       
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       @mjg59 … when DES got old we upgraded to 3DES, 😂 … but that implies what AES is old, we can just bump it to 3AES.  🤷‍♀️  … until we’re sure the next-gen is secure.or similar logic for other algos.