Re Strong Encryption Is Essential to Our Security, Not a Barrier | Internet Society]

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Dave Crocker <dcrocker () gmail com>
> Date: October 14, 2017 at 2:57:51 AM EDT
> To: dave () farber net, ip <ip () listbox com>
> Subject: Re: [IP] Strong Encryption Is Essential to Our Security, Not a Barrier | Internet Society]
>
> > On 10/13/2017 10:59 AM, Dave Farber wrote:
> > This problem, claimed Rosenstein, can be solved with what he calls “responsible encryption.” To Rosenstein, 
> > “responsible encryption” could “involve effective, secure encryption that allows access only with judicial 
> > authorization.” Unfortunately, if a way is made for law enforcement to bypass encryption, it could be exploited by 
> > anyone else.
>
>
> The basic, technical problems with using encryption that is built to be compromised has been repeatedly and carefully 
> described, by one senior expert after another.  This latest article is frankly nothing other than one more thoughtful 
> summary of the same technical realities that has repeatedly been explained.
>
> The fact that there is a continuing need for such summaries -- where essentially all of the technical community 
> explains the problems in the same way -- means that we have policy and politics folk who refuse to hear technical 
> reality, not that more explanation is needed.
>
> Since repetition of the facts as seen by the entire community of technical experts hasn't worked, I suggest that we 
> need to change the 'conversation' by putting the onus back on to these folk who are eager to embrace alternative 
> facts:
>
>     If they are so certain this can be done in a workable fashion, they need to field a demonstration system that 
> works as they are demanding.
>
>     After it is continually being compromised, the system's lack of real feasibility might be seen, even by these 
> folk, as lacking.
>
>
> And if someone thinks the above, casual certitude about compromise is inappropriate, they need to review the world's 
> recent history of security system compromises and consider just how motivated the community of online hackers will be 
> to show these folks up...
>
>
> d/
>
>
>
> -- 
> Dave Crocker
> Brandenburg InternetWorking
> bbiw.net



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