Current state of affairs in cryptanalysis: an observation
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From: jmorton123 on 13 Jun 2010 10:49 It seems to me that cryptography has reached such a very high level of sohphistication that it has become pretty much impossible to objectively crack a well thought out modern encryption algorithm. So the future of results oriented cryptanalysis is to entirely focus on any implementation or security weaknesses or in effect, attacking bugs in the code or improper use of program protocols also often referred to as human error or failing. It is in these areas that resources are being primarily funneled except in the most inept of targets. JM
From: unruh on 13 Jun 2010 15:09
On 2010-06-13, jmorton123 <jmorton123(a)rock.com> wrote: > It seems to me that cryptography has reached such a very high level of > sohphistication that it has become pretty much impossible to > objectively crack a well thought out modern encryption algorithm. > > So the future of results oriented cryptanalysis is to entirely focus > on any implementation or security weaknesses or in effect, attacking > bugs in the code or improper use of program protocols also often > referred to as human error or failing. The future work is also into making things faster, into finding algorithms which are more closely provably secure under well stated assumptions, etc. But then, that has always been the goal of crypto. > > It is in these areas that resources are being primarily funneled > except in the most inept of targets. > > JM > |