[Cryptography] [RNG] on RNGs, VM state, rollback, etc.

John Denker jsd at av8n.com
Sun Oct 20 09:30:14 EDT 2013


On 10/19/2013 09:38 PM, Russ Nelson wrote:
> John Denker writes:

<snip>

> Crypto without a threat model is like cookies without milk.
> 
> You're making a claim about the security of a cryptographic algorithm
> without specifying the threat model. You are, technically, in a state
> of sin. I forgive you my son. Your penance is to memorize another 30
> digits of pi.

Could we please dial back the ad_hominem nonsense?
If we can't be respectful, could we at least be factual?

It is kinda comical to see the one guy who actually /has/
discussed a range of threat models (e.g. 10/19/2013 02:21 PM)
patronized via sweeping value judgments with no discernible 
connection to any of said threat models.



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