Jiri Baum wrote: > > Hello, > > John Galt: > > > Most crypto is based on a similar setup to email, > > Umm, no, cryptography is the art of writing messages that can only be > decoded by the intended recipient. Very little to do with e-mail. > > If you have messages that MUST not get into hostile hands, I suggest > reading a good cryptography text (sorry, I'm not keeping up with it these > days; is `Applied Cryptography' by Bruce Sterling still the standard > reference?) or hiring a security expert, or both. I think you mean Bruce Schneier. (Isn't Bruce Sterling a sci-fi writer?) It probably is the standard reference. Look at his site, by the way:
http://www.counterpane.com/crypto-gram.html Nifty. > > A program like PGP, properly used, can give you a reasonable trade-off > between security and convenience. However, depending on your requirements, > stronger encryption may be warranted (whether that means steganography or > one-time-pad). > I'm not so sure I'd say steganography is stronger, after seeing the article on it on the above-mentioned site. ;-) But I admit I have a shallow understanding of that fascinating subject (cryptography, that is), alas...
