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A Back Door to Encryption Won't Stop Terrorists

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Re: A Back Door to Encryption Won't Stop Terrorists

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post #234

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How would one determine whether a legal algorithm was used or an illegal one? Even without steganography?

Can we run the ciphertext through a state-approved program and get the plaintext? No? Then it isn't backdoored and is illegal.

Well maybe i'm transmitting my memory dump or generating random traffic / sprouting entropy. Or everything is transmitted with mime types? Even so it makes no sense as even the most basic steganography would provide plausible deniability. I mean encrypted data is indistinguishable from noise...

Re: A Back Door to Encryption Won't Stop Terrorists

#282
post #234

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How would one determine whether a legal algorithm was used or an illegal one? Even without steganography?

Can we run the ciphertext through a state-approved program and get the plaintext? No? Then it isn't backdoored and is illegal.

on the other hand your reply deeply reflects on the common (lack) of knowledge of government types - i could bet they think the same :)
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