Subj : Re: Anyone using PGP/GPG in here?
To   : StackFault
From : Vk3jed
Date : Sun Nov 11 2018 07:21 am

-=> On 11-10-18 10:26, StackFault wrote to Vk3jed <=-

 St> Yes, this is perfectly logic, I tought you were referring the QWK files
 St> could be encrypted as well. Being out of the business for so long,

No, encryption of the QWK is something I haven't yet seen.  Theoretically
possible, but probably pointless.

 St> things might have changed quite a bit. I have put myself into "forget
 St> everything you know" so I don't make any assumptions.

Good way to be. :)

 St> With the ciphers and hashing algos being busted one after the other, I
 St> wonder what would happen if aes256 managed to be broken, we don't have
 St> much choices available already.

 St> Cipher-Bloc-Chaining being deprecated now, when you setup a new system
 St> and want to pass with flying colors, your list of available ciphers is
 St> greatly reduced.

And one wonders what the rise of quantum computing will mean too...


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