[2239] in cryptography@c2.net mail archive
Re: meganet... for all your snake oil needs!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Stephen Cobb, CISSP)
Mon Mar 2 20:12:46 1998
Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1998 17:32:03 -0500
To: cmcurtin@interhack.net
From: "Stephen Cobb, CISSP" <stephen@iu.net>
Cc: cryptography@c2.net
In-Reply-To: <199803022209.RAA10754@strangepork.interhack.net>
At 05:09 PM 3/2/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>>>>> "Stephen" == Stephen Cobb, CISSP <stephen@iu.net> writes:
>
>Reducing the danger of this happening on a large scale was the primary
>motivation for the Snake Oil FAQ.
>Snake Oil FAQ: http://www.interhack.net/people/cmcurtin/snake-oil-faq.html
Matt
I like it! What a handy thing to be able to refer folks to (like journalists who need an explanation of why secret codes aren't good for keeping serious secrets). Will spread the word, starting with my students.
Stephen
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