Back doors are bad for security architecture

https://blog.agilebits.com/2015/04/29/back-doors-are-bad-for-security-architecture/

by LukeLambert • 11 years ago

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blueflow4• 11 years ago

Captain Obvious strikes again.

dalke3• 11 years ago

Your comment reads like a reflex action based on the title. It contributes nothing to the underlying political question of the essay, which concerns how the authorities want to define that government accessible backdoor ("secure golden key") is not actually a backdoor.

This is of course incorrect. But without articles like this, it's easy for the authorities to say that it's obvious that backdoors are bad, but what they are asking for isn't a backdoor.

blueflow4• 11 years ago

Its also obvious that things itself aren't different just because you give them a different name.

exelius• 11 years ago

In other news, the sky is blue. Just because you hand me a dog and say "look at my beautiful cat!" doesn't mean it's a cat. And people with access to "secure back doors" don't always have your best interests at heart, even in the implausible situation that the government does.

jpgoldberg2• 11 years ago

Sure, you know that. I know that. And anyone who has been through this before knows that.

In some of my earlier drafts of the article, it was titled "Back (door) to the Crypto Wars". But just because we've had this conversation before, doesn't mean that it doesn't have to be explained again (and again, and again).

Also, I think that I make a point beyond the obvious security problems of a back door, and go on to the architectural ones.

hobarrera• 11 years ago

Also in tonight's news: chewing glass is bad for your mouth.

Back doors are bad for security architecture

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