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On 13/01/15 18:48, Mark Evans wrote: > On 13/01/15 15:49, Anthony Williams wrote: > >> Criminals will still use secure crypto; they just won't use the software >> with the backdoor, and the government will be no better off. > > Actually they may not need to use software or even cryptography. > You can't build a cypher machine using "stone knives and bear skins". > But it's highly possible that stone age versions of Alice, Bob and Eve > existed :) > > Alternatives such as codes can easily be a better option, where only > limited messages are needed. Agreed. There are more ways of sending secure messages than public-key cryptography, and many examples of such throughout history. Anthony -- Author of C++ Concurrency in Action http://www.stdthread.co.uk/book/ just::thread C++11 thread library http://www.stdthread.co.uk Just Software Solutions Ltd http://www.justsoftwaresolutions.co.uk 15 Carrallack Mews, St Just, Cornwall, TR19 7UL, UK. Company No. 5478976
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