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1997-07-07 - Re: Hack the Mars rover

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From: “Paul H. Merrill” <paulmerrill@acm.org>
To: Ryan Anderson <randerso@ece.eng.wayne.edu>
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UTC Datetime: 1997-07-07 16:00:19 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:00:19 +0800

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From: "Paul H. Merrill" <paulmerrill@acm.org>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:00:19 +0800
To: Ryan Anderson <randerso@ece.eng.wayne.edu>
Subject: Re: Hack the Mars rover
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Ryan Anderson wrote:
> Besides, how much encryption is needed between two points if intercepting
> the traffic is expensive, the communications protocol is undocumented (as
> far as anyone outside NASA is concerned), and the actual frequency is also
> hard to find?
>
The appropriate question is how much encryption (and other security) is
needed if interrupting the traffic causes the loss of a great deal of
money and difficult (if possible at all) fixes.  This is the mindset of
the Fed security wienies when specifying and designing; thus it must be
the mindset of the non-Fed Wienie looking to crack.

 
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Paul H. Merrill                Merlyn Enterprises
paulmerrill@acm.org
I have no opinions (just facts)
    so it doesn't matter what my employer thinks.

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