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RS232 Crypto Dongle (idea for widely accessible crypto technology)
- To: [email protected]
- Subject: RS232 Crypto Dongle (idea for widely accessible crypto technology)
- From: Eric Hughes <[email protected]>
- Date: Wed, 25 Nov 92 15:49:29 -0800
- In-Reply-To: Yanek Martinson's message of Wed, 25 Nov 92 2:12:43 EDT <[email protected]>
Yanek writes:
>Also, it would not require ANY special software on the host or the
>pc, nor any special terminal. [A magical kingdom of compatibility is
>described.]
In practice, it will be impossible to make a device that does anything
transparently. Software has to be rewritten and redesigned around
crypto security. It is wise not to underestimate or overestimate the
difficulty of doing this.
Eric