May 06, 2004

RSA speech review

it seems that its good to hear from the implementors of RSA.

skip the first half. the bottom is a bit more interesting. best parts:

reports from the Department of Justice show that no federal wiretaps encountered encryption in 2002. In state and local jurisdictions, investigators encountered encryption in 16 wiretaps out of approximately 1,300 cases; however, in none of these cases did encryption interfere with the ability of the investigators to gather the evidence needed for prosecution.
“Cryptography is typically bypassed, not penetrated.” He said he is unaware of any major, world-class security failure in which hackers penetrated systems by using heavy-duty cryptanalysis. They usually use much easier methods.


Posted by Steve on May 6, 2004 09:45 AM
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