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A comment on Ask HN: Is it possible to decrypt 256-bit encrypted radio in the battlefield?.

Re:Ask HN: Is it possible to decrypt 256-bit encrypted radio... by JoeyBananas on Friday May 19, 2023 @05:20PM (#36006984)
What happens in the real world is that radios get captured and compromise the encryption.
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Re:Ask HN: Is it possible to decrypt 256-bit encrypted radio... by commandersaki on Friday May 19, 2023 @05:24PM (#36007024)
This seems to be the most obvious reason.
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Re:Ask HN: Is it possible to decrypt 256-bit encrypted radio... by JoeyBananas on Friday May 19, 2023 @05:51PM (#36007245)
I even saw a video of a Ukrainian drone picking up a radio with a hook

https://funker530.com/video/drone-steals-encrypted-russian-r...

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Re:Ask HN: Is it possible to decrypt 256-bit encrypted radio... by potta_coffee on Monday May 22, 2023 @01:50PM (#36034449)
Even capturing the radio is not enough. The crypto device that is used to synchronize the radios must be captured. The radios are synchronized in a secure area away from the battlefield.
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