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Date:      29 Aug 2002 16:37:51 -0400
From:      Petr Swedock <petr@blade-runner.mit.edu>
To:        "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Cc:        "Karsten W. Rohrbach" <karsten@rohrbach.de>, mipam@ibb.net, Matthias Buelow <mkb@mukappabeta.de>, Stefan =?iso-8859-1?q?Kr=FCger?= <skrueger@europe.com>, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG, tech-security@netbsd.org, misc@openbsd.org
Subject:   Re: 1024 bit key considered insecure (sshd)
Message-ID:  <861y8h9za8.fsf@blade-runner.mit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <87wuq9lovh.fsf@snark.piermont.com>
References:  <20020828200748.90964.qmail@mail.com> <3D6D3953.6090005@mukappabeta.de> <20020828224330.GE249@localhost> <87k7mamc2s.fsf@snark.piermont.com> <20020829091232.A53344@mail.webmonster.de> <87bs7ln66u.fsf@snark.piermont.com> <86hehdbvsb.fsf@blade-runner.mit.edu> <87wuq9lovh.fsf@snark.piermont.com>

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"Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com> writes:

> Petr Swedock <petr@blade-runner.mit.edu> writes:

> > > at your data like breaking in to your physical location. Silly me. I
> > > guess I missed the concept behind crypto.
> > 
> > The concept behind crypto is to confuse, scramble and obfuscate.
> 
> I'm glad you've explained it to me.

Glad I could help =-)

> > When it was first designed for and employed in computers the existing 
> > mathematical models, computer muscle and modes of analysis were
> > thought to assure unbreakability.  Now the use has morphed into
> > a race condition where present mathematical models and future 
> > computer muscle, coupled with existing modes of analysis are
> > thought to assure breakability.
> 
> So, this means that because a person with a billion in spare change
> lying about might (MIGHT!) be able to break a 1024 bit key every year,
> we should all panic?

I'm quite sure I'm not advocating panic. I'm only addressing 
your (perhaps flippant) remark about the concept behind crypto:
which remark seemed to indicate the existence of a non-nil
utility function from the moment crypto was first conceptualized.

Peace,

Petr

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