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RE: Schneier on Bernstein factoring machine
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Trei, Peter)
Wed Apr 17 15:30:48 2002
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From: "Trei, Peter" <ptrei@rsasecurity.com>
To: cryptography@wasabisystems.com,
"'Russell Nelson'" <nelson@crynwr.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 14:44:25 -0400
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> Russell Nelson[SMTP:nelson@crynwr.com] wrote
>
> Derek Atkins writes:
> > I think it's really about degree. I don't agree that having a
> > non-empty threat model implies you a paranoid.
> Yes, you're right (and Phil Pennock points out that I meant
> "intersection", not "union"). Dictionary.com defines paranoia as
> "Extreme, irrational distrust of others." I'm not using the correct
> word here (nor are other people), because there are rational reasons
> to distrust nosyparkers. So what *is* the right word for having a
> non-empty threat model for moderate and rational reasons?
>
Prudence.
Peter Trei
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