Tag Archives: crypto

Basic crypto errors and no public review at the Washington Post

posted on 19 July, 2015 also tagged ,

The Washington Post doubled down this weekend on its ridiculous argument for new encryption that uses a “Golden Key” available only to law enforcement under a court order. This proposal has a few weaknesses; perhaps chief among them is that it is literally impossible. Given that putative authorities like FBI Director James Comey are willing […]

Making Alice & Bob tees

posted on 18 January, 2015 also tagged

I wanted a t-shirt in the style of the famous Experimental Jetset Beatles shirt, but with the traditional Alice & Bob placeholder names from crypto discussions. There were a few options for similar things—Bits of Freedom in the Netherlands has one that has Alice and Bob but also intelligence officials, and there are other designs […]

An email signature to encourage encryption use

posted on 10 August, 2014 also tagged , , ,

A great way to encourage more ubiquitous email encryption is to let people you’re emailing know that you’re equipped to use it, and that they can be too. Some people use PGP signatures for that purpose, but inline signatures can be off-putting to people who don’t know what they are, and attachments can be similarly confusing. […]

Guide to security guides

posted on 16 March, 2014 also tagged , , ,

Here are some resources I’ve found very useful for getting through the many communication options that are presented as secure. “The State of Mobile, Cross-Platform, Encrypted Messaging” – This is all about mobile apps for end-to-end crypto. My money’s on TextSecure once it’s out for iPhone. Since the major version upgrade it’s been one of […]

Our encryption tools must be free software, not just open source

posted on 3 March, 2014 also tagged , , ,

In order to serve its purpose at all, encryption and secure communications software has to be single-mindedly dedicated to protecting and promoting its user’s interest. In the real world, that dedication can be subverted in a handful of ways. Broadly speaking, these failures can come from with technical problems, or from the developer’s interest being […]