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Re:If your cipher were secure, this image wouldn't have repe... by teddyh on Friday February 28, 2020 @08:16PM (#22447949)
“Anyone, from the most clueless amateur to the best cryptographer, can create an algorithm that he himself can't break.”

— Bruce Schneier

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2011/04/schneiers_law...

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Re:If your cipher were secure, this image wouldn't have repe... by ErikAugust on Friday February 28, 2020 @09:17PM (#22448274)
That was one of my takeaways from reading Applied Cryptography. It has come in handy when evaluating crypto-based software. “Rolled their own crypto... avoid.”
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