Re: What DO you lose with Linux ???

["Keith G. Murphy" <keithmur@mindspring.com>]

Jiri Baum wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> John Galt:
> > > Most crypto is based on a similar setup to email,
> 
> Umm, no, cryptography is the art of writing messages that can only be
> decoded by the intended recipient. Very little to do with e-mail.
> 
> If you have messages that MUST not get into hostile hands, I suggest
> reading a good cryptography text (sorry, I'm not keeping up with it these
> days; is `Applied Cryptography' by Bruce Sterling still the standard
> reference?) or hiring a security expert, or both.
I think you mean Bruce Schneier.  (Isn't Bruce Sterling a sci-fi
writer?)  It probably is the standard reference.  Look at his site, by
the way:

http://www.counterpane.com/crypto-gram.html

Nifty.
> 
> A program like PGP, properly used, can give you a reasonable trade-off
> between security and convenience. However, depending on your requirements,
> stronger encryption may be warranted (whether that means steganography or
> one-time-pad).
> 
I'm not so sure I'd say steganography is stronger, after seeing the
article on it on the above-mentioned site.  ;-)  But I admit I have a
shallow understanding of that fascinating subject (cryptography, that
is), alas...