RS232 Crypto Dongle (idea for widely accessible crypto technology)
Eric Hughes
hughes at soda.berkeley.edu
Wed Nov 25 15:49:42 PST 1992
Yanek writes:
>Also, it would not require ANY special software on the host or the
>pc, nor any special terminal. [A magical kingdom of compatibility is
>described.]
In practice, it will be impossible to make a device that does anything
transparently. Software has to be rewritten and redesigned around
crypto security. It is wise not to underestimate or overestimate the
difficulty of doing this.
Eric
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