[Cryptography] What is a secure conversation? (Was: online forums...)

[Jonathan Thornburg]

On Thu, 2 Jan 2014, Alan Braggins wrote:

> On 01/01/14 18:28, Patrick Mylund Nielsen wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 11:47 AM, Phillip Hallam-Baker <hallam at gmail.com
> > <mailto:hallam at gmail.com>> wrote:
> > 
> > >     The nuclear codes leaked long ago. I know the navy one from the 60s
> 
> > http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/12/launch-code-for-us-nukes-was-00000000-for-20-years/
> 
> I've seen another version of that story that adds an important detail,
> but I don't know which version is correct.
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The most detailed and authoritative (public) version is probably
  http://tomnichols.net/blog/2013/12/20/update-were-u-s-nuclear-codes-set-to-zero-bruce-blair-responds/

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