[Cryptography] Long-term security (was Re: ratcheting DH strengths over time)

[Dave Horsfall]

On Tue, 17 Nov 2015, Ray Dillinger wrote:

> It is true.  The new smoke alarm units flatly presume that all ranges 
> are electric and all ovens are either electric or microwave.  Any gas 
> range or gas oven will set them off immediately.  If they are actually 
> in the same room, they will even refuse to coexist with pilot lights.

Here in Australia, all new developments use optical smoke detectors, as 
the radio-active ones are illegal (hazmat, you know).

> As a result they cannot be used by anyone who prefers cooking with gas.  
> As most "foodies" in fact do.

My gas range does not trigger my optical alarm (the oven is electric, and 
I will not have a gas oven).  The griller, however, when I overdo the 
sausages...  I rarely use the oven.

In short, I appear to be covered, security-wise.

-- 
Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU)  "Those who don't understand security will suffer."