Last week, Ron Rivest gave a talk at MIT about Spritz, a new stream cipher by him and Jacob Schuldt. It’s basically a redesign of RC4, given current cryptographic tools and knowledge. RC4 is an example of what I think of as a too-good-to-be-true cipher. It looks so simple. It is so simple. In classic … Read More “Spritz: A New RC4-Like Stream Cipher” »
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FBI Director James Comey again called for an end to secure encryption by putting in a backdoor. Here’s his speech: There is a misconception that building a lawful intercept solution into a system requires a so-called “back door,” one that foreign adversaries and hackers may try to exploit. But that isn’t true. We aren’t seeking … Read More “More Crypto Wars II” »
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This article reads like snake oil. But the company was founded by Lars Knudsen, so it can’t possibly be. I’m curious. Powered by WPeMatico