crypto question

[Mike Brodhead]

> The problem is doing it in a way that is affordable and doesn't 
> require an army. 

[snip]

> I'm not sure what changes in your argument if you delete the word
> "physical."  Perhaps we should all just give up with this security
> nonsense.

:)

Agreed.  It's not about perfect security, it's about Good Enough
security.  Risk is not something we can eliminate, but it is something
we can manage.

It does not surprise me when non-security people forget that point,
but I am really surprised at how often security people seem to forget
it.

--mkb



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