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FarrenH

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27. To be honest I don't understand the question

Reply to Cryptoad (Reply #26)

Sun Aug 11, 2013, 05:13 PM

Aug 2013

Last edited Sun Aug 11, 2013, 06:16 PM - Edit history (2)

I mean, if the implication is that the hacks can somehow be built into the operating system, then obviously a custom built, hardened installation of Linux circumvents that, and those were SOP at a previous company I worked at which was full of security gurus.

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German companies to automatically encrypt emails [View all] Bosonic Aug 2013 OP

Good on them! n/t devils chaplain Aug 2013 #1

I am sure am glad that Cryptoad Aug 2013 #3

It doesn't matter how much they know. A good password can't be decrypted, even by the NSA. n/t devils chaplain Aug 2013 #4

passwords,,,,,, Cryptoad Aug 2013 #7

You are freaking clueless. devils chaplain Aug 2013 #8

Open Source,,,? Cryptoad Aug 2013 #13

Let's see them break Chinese encryption, toad Lugal Zaggesi Aug 2013 #14

one Q,,,,, Cryptoad Aug 2013 #22

Linux n/t Lugal Zaggesi Aug 2013 #23

Most large key encryption techniques rely on mathematical theory FarrenH Aug 2013 #20

such assumption are Cryptoad Aug 2013 #21

So instead of responding to every post FarrenH Aug 2013 #24

Do you believe ,,,, Cryptoad Aug 2013 #26

To be honest I don't understand the question FarrenH Aug 2013 #27

Are you under the impression that all keys are generated by the kernel? FarrenH Aug 2013 #28

What is a good password? ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #12

I find "bob1234" works well. Nye Bevan Aug 2013 #15

Bob ? dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #17

ditto dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #2

Good for Germany. Whether it helps or not they took a stand. snappyturtle Aug 2013 #5

In other news... Javaman Aug 2013 #6

So they are turning on TLS, transport level encryption. Paulie Aug 2013 #10

Germans must free themselves from US occupation Luschnig Aug 2013 #11

Grrr! Snowden! What hath thou wrought!!! nt Bonobo Aug 2013 #16

There will be a HUGE backlash against this spying nightmare usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #18

The backlash will also be economic dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #19

Some of the backlash is an automatic function FarrenH Aug 2013 #25

cool! Egnever Aug 2013 #29

False analogy usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #30

Wait what? Egnever Aug 2013 #31

Yep usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #33

I see Egnever Aug 2013 #35

That was/is an illegal warrant usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #36

Go for it Zorro Aug 2013 #32

Yes, it does usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #34