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Re:WWII Bombe operator Ruth Bourne: I'd never heard of Enigm... by boomboomsubban on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @08:25PM (#18071668)
>The only problem I have is that the part regarding current encryption are a little outdated. But the rest of the content is good, I've found.

How do you figure? The book ends with public key cryptography, PGP, and quantum code. Those seem about as relevant as they were in 99.

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Re:WWII Bombe operator Ruth Bourne: I'd never heard of Enigm... by tialaramex on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @03:18AM (#18073495)
A modern introduction would explain AEAD, elliptic curve algorithms and the need for/ implementation of PFS.

In terms of specifics like PGP it would today make more sense to describe Signal which you can relate to an ordinary user by telling them that's how WhatsApp works.

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Re:WWII Bombe operator Ruth Bourne: I'd never heard of Enigm... by baud147258 on Thursday September 27, 2018 @04:49AM (#18082955)
The issue is not with encryption, the subjects are still relevant. What I meant is that the state of the art has changed, the situation has evolved and I would have liked to read the author's opinion on it.
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