Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 10/21/07 23:27

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.

It's a proven strategy which has given a false sense of security for
thousands of years.

> What is it about y'all Republicans that you simply WILL NOT learn from
> history?
>

What is it about you Democrats which allows you to ignore real
vulnerabilities and turn the truth around?


> When I was in the Navy, one of my favorite pieces of crypto gear was a
> [redacted].

Whoopee.

> 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*.

So?

> 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.
>

And what does this have to do with things?

> But then there's you - some crazy guy on Usenet who angrily insists, "it'll
> never work".
> Ha!
>

And anyone with any intelligence would quickly figure that out. And
your "obscurity" would be worthless.

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