17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
I know there was talk of making little crypto boxes that attach to the back of bigger computers. "Crypto-dongles," they were called. Did anyone go and build one? Did anyone think up a protocol for talking to one?
It occurs to me that pocket computers like the Psion might make nice crypto-dongles, especially for people who use Unix for mail. The little computer could show you the text you were signing or that it had decrypted. All safe from Unix hacks--but is there a good protocol?
This is being discussed on the hardware list, you might want to forward this topic there instead.