[Cryptography] But it's encrypted so it must be OK

[Paul Wouters]

On Fri, 3 Nov 2023, Chris Frey wrote:

> On Fri, Oct 27, 2023 at 06:39:33PM -0700, Ray Dillinger wrote:
>> If that expectation is false, you can't explain the limitations
>> in a way that anyone who's not a pro will ever remember to even
>> think about. Anything with limitations that would need to be
>> explained, shouldn't be standardized.
>
> People understand "best by" dates.  Why can't expiry dates for the
> standard be baked into the standard?

Various reasons. cryptographic advances dont happen as regularly as
mitosis of bacteria, I don't check each of my products before I
poor a glass, and using a too old standard might be better (and
less dangerous to life) than to simply stop working.

Paul