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Cracking the Crypto War

https://www.wired.com/story/crypto-war-clear-encryption?eminfo=%7b%22EMAIL%22%3a%22L7iVH%2fyIHCAfdMnsqGtXpEUolkk1h0m7%22%2c%22BRAND%22%3a%22FO%22%2c%22CONTENT%22%3a%22Newsletter%22%2c%22UID%22%3a%22FO_DTA_DB1A1D66-ABFC-48D6-B304-AE44B0ED68EA%22%2c%22SUBID%22%3a%2256964672%22%2c%22JOBID%22%3a%22722626%22%2c%22NEWSLETTER%22%3a%22DATA_SHEET%22%2c%22ZIP%22%3a%2210065%22%2c%22COUNTRY%22%3a%22%22%7d

( 4 comments | 11 points | on HN )
Re:Cracking the Crypto War by gnode on Friday April 27, 2018 @12:57PM (#16942301)
A long way of saying: have the vendor hold keys for everyone's device, and hope they do it well; use embedded fuses to make the contents immutable when the vendor key is employed.

I think the real disagreement between privacy enthusiasts and statists, is mostly a political one, over a right to real security, not a disagreement over whether a backdoor can be implemented effectively.

Re:Cracking the Crypto War by gilnims on Friday April 27, 2018 @01:03PM (#16942352)
Great article on a very touchy subject. While I doubt Ray's engineering PoC will ever be utilized, at least someone is attempting to quiet both sides of the argument with a seemingly valid approach to privacy and security.
Re:Cracking the Crypto War by ryanpcmcquen on Friday April 27, 2018 @03:21PM (#16943546)
I would love to hear more about Tromer's exploit. Anyone aware of where I can find more about it?