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Re: [Cryptography] The paranoid approach to crypto-plumbing
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tony Arcieri)
Mon Sep 16 18:42:35 2013
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From: Tony Arcieri <bascule@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:40:29 -0700
To: Bill Frantz <frantz@pwpconsult.com>
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On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 9:44 AM, Bill Frantz <frantz@pwpconsult.com> wrote:
> After Rijndael was selected as AES, someone suggested the really paranoid
> should super encrypt with all 5 finalests in the competition. Five level
> super encryption is probably overkill, but two or three levels can offer
> some real advantages.
I wish there was a term for this sort of design in encryption systems
beyond just "defense in depth". AFAICT there is not such a term.
How about the Failsafe Principle? ;)
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Tony Arcieri
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<div dir=3D"ltr">On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 9:44 AM, Bill Frantz <span dir=3D"=
ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:frantz@pwpconsult.com" target=3D"_blank">frantz@=
pwpconsult.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote">
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">After Rijndael was selected as AES, someone =
suggested the really paranoid should super encrypt with all 5 finalests in =
the competition. Five level super encryption is probably overkill, but two =
or three levels can offer some real advantages.</blockquote>
<div><br></div><div>I wish there was a term for this sort of design in encr=
yption systems beyond just "defense in depth". AFAICT there is no=
t such a term.</div><div><br></div><div>How about the Failsafe Principle? ;=
)</div>
<div>=A0</div></div>-- <br>Tony Arcieri<br>
</div></div>
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