Stop Calling It “Military-Grade Encryption”

Re:Stop Calling It “Military-Grade Encryption” by solarkraft on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @03:33AM (#20817677)

My worst red flag is "proprietary". It gives me an instant head ache because it makes me think of bad quality, terrible documentation and just over all pain.

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Re:Stop Calling It “Military-Grade Encryption” by DonHopkins on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @03:46AM (#20817739)

In the context of encryption, "proprietary" means "home grown". Or rather "home groan".

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Re:Stop Calling It “Military-Grade Encryption” by LandR on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @04:07AM (#20817822)

Propretary is a huge red flag. Never roll your own crypto!

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Re:Stop Calling It “Military-Grade Encryption” by opan on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @04:32AM (#20817940)

I've noticed this even with fast food commercials which say things like "our proprietary blend of spices" in a tone implying you should be excited about it.

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Re:Stop Calling It “Military-Grade Encryption” by mcv on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @04:57AM (#20818055)

I'm fine with proprietary spice blends. At worst, it doesn't taste the way I want. But with encryption, "proprietary" means "untested", and that's a really bad idea.

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