Comments on: The danger of homebrew crypto http://trilema.com/2013/the-danger-of-homebrew-crypto/ Moving targets for a fast crowd. Fri, 15 May 2026 11:33:06 +0000 http://polimedia.us hourly 1 By: Degeneration, by Max Nordau. Adnotated. Diagnosis. on Trilema - A blog by Mircea Popescu. http://trilema.com/2013/the-danger-of-homebrew-crypto/#comment-162980 Degeneration, by Max Nordau. Adnotated. Diagnosis. on Trilema - A blog by Mircea Popescu. Thu, 22 Apr 2021 06:02:13 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=49969#comment-162980 [...] lay waiting to be discovered. [↩]Isn't that fellow rather useful, socially ? The problem with bad crypto is that bias is bias, always bad, perpetually another name for failure ; if indeed the "always [...] [...] lay waiting to be discovered. [↩]Isn't that fellow rather useful, socially ? The problem with bad crypto is that bias is bias, always bad, perpetually another name for failure ; if indeed the "always [...]

]]> By: Strategy for the antisocial struggle. on Trilema - A blog by Mircea Popescu. http://trilema.com/2013/the-danger-of-homebrew-crypto/#comment-141093 Strategy for the antisocial struggle. on Trilema - A blog by Mircea Popescu. Tue, 07 Jan 2020 15:53:46 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=49969#comment-141093 [...] ever be, which isn't very much) by the name of Larry Phillips went into robbing banks. This was no amateur hour : they made their own, military level armor, that couldn't really be pierced by the police of the [...] [...] ever be, which isn't very much) by the name of Larry Phillips went into robbing banks. This was no amateur hour : they made their own, military level armor, that couldn't really be pierced by the police of the [...]

]]> By: More about Caesar cyphers on Trilema - A blog by Mircea Popescu. http://trilema.com/2013/the-danger-of-homebrew-crypto/#comment-139701 More about Caesar cyphers on Trilema - A blog by Mircea Popescu. Tue, 07 Jan 2020 00:23:57 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=49969#comment-139701 [...] Cutting edge tech : mafia uses letter transposition. A bright octopus could probably be trained to break these. Nevertheless, It was deciphered by two [...] [...] Cutting edge tech : mafia uses letter transposition. A bright octopus could probably be trained to break these. Nevertheless, It was deciphered by two [...]

]]> By: How to airgap. A practical guide. on Trilema - A blog by Mircea Popescu. http://trilema.com/2013/the-danger-of-homebrew-crypto/#comment-139427 How to airgap. A practical guide. on Trilema - A blog by Mircea Popescu. Mon, 06 Jan 2020 23:58:19 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=49969#comment-139427 [...] that both secret agents and terrorists are inexplicably fond of Excel. That's not much outrunning. [↩]This point is non-negotiable. [...] [...] that both secret agents and terrorists are inexplicably fond of Excel. That's not much outrunning. [↩]This point is non-negotiable. [...]

]]> By: Mircea Popescu http://trilema.com/2013/the-danger-of-homebrew-crypto/#comment-95531 Mircea Popescu Sun, 13 Oct 2013 09:40:09 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=49969#comment-95531 This is a good point. I don't know about reducing entropy, but biasing is quite common. This is a good point.

I don't know about reducing entropy, but biasing is quite common.

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