[Cryptography] Opening Discussion: Speculation on "BULLRUN"
Jon Callas
jon at callas.org
Fri Sep 6 20:21:18 EDT 2013
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On Sep 6, 2013, at 4:42 AM, Jerry Leichter <leichter at lrw.com> wrote:
> Argh! And this is why I dislike using "symmetric" and "asymmetric" to describe cryptosystems: In English, the distinction is way too brittle. Just a one-letter difference - and in including or not the letter physically right next to the "s".
>
This is why I try to say "public key" and "symmetric key" whenever possible.
Jon
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