1995-09-24 - Snake Oil (was: macworld crypto article)
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From: Deranged Mutant <rrothenb@ic.sunysb.edu>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com (C’Punk List)
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UTC Datetime: 1995-09-24 23:28:14 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 24 Sep 95 16:28:14 PDT
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From: Deranged Mutant <rrothenb@ic.sunysb.edu>
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 95 16:28:14 PDT
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Subject: Snake Oil (was: macworld crypto article)
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Dave Mandl wrote about some lame Mac crypto thing...
[..]
> Yup, pretty amazing. I only skimmed the article, but I believe that out of
> all the programs he tried, there was only one whose crypto he couldn't
> crack. I found it all a little hard to believe. I mean, even if they used
> the most obsolete algorithm, wouldn't you have to know _something_ about
> cryptanalysis to crack it? Are these vendors just putting a "this file is
> locked with this such and such a password" string at the front of the file,
> or what?
[..]
Sounds like it's time for a Snake-Oil FAQ...
Rob
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