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Posted by The Natural Philosopher on 10/22/07 01:15
Sanders Kaufman wrote:
> "Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:vI2dnQmcHuLAL4banZ2dnUVZ_rXinZ2d@comcast.com...
>> Sanders Kaufman wrote:
>
>>> The only total security is to unplug the damned thing.
>>> Everything else either works, or it doesn't.
>>> If obscurity keeps the bad guys away - it's REAL security.
>> But obscurity doesn't keep bad guys away. That's the false assumption.
>
> Actually - it's a proven security strategy that has worked for thousands of
> years.
> What is it about y'all Republicans that you simply WILL NOT learn from
> history?
>
s/WILL NOT/cannot
s/from history//
> When I was in the Navy, one of my favorite pieces of crypto gear was a
> [redacted].
> What was so cool about this thing was when you cracked the box, there were
> all these PC cards and wires and flashing lights.
> But none of that stuff did *anything*.
> The crypto circuitry was all embedded in the boxes casing.
> When you cracked the case, it toggled control over to the components so that
> they would appear to be functional to anyone who tried to hack it.
>
A HONEY POT!
> But then there's you - some crazy guy on Usenet who angrily insists, "it'll
> never work".
> Ha!
>
S/right wing/self-righteous/g
>
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