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Re:Lavabit gets new crypto key, gives users 72 hours to reco... by nitrogen on Tuesday October 15, 2013 @11:27PM (#6557849)
Particularly weak passwords could be brute forced with a dictionary attack.
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Re:Lavabit gets new crypto key, gives users 72 hours to reco... by chrislipa on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @04:06AM (#6558537)
In that case, the feds already have it ...
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Re:Lavabit gets new crypto key, gives users 72 hours to reco... by nitrogen on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @09:50AM (#6559596)
Yes, but no doubt some of Lavabit's users are more worried about random or targeted hackers, and not so worried about the US government. No need to give everyone the data just because one group already has it.
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