The #IEFT were warning of this in the 90s:
"Export controls and usage controls [on cryptographic software] are slowing the deployment of security at the same time as the Internet is exponentially increasing in size and attackers are increasing in sophistication. This puts users in a dangerous position as they are forced to rely on insecure electronic communication."
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc1984
#HatTip to npub1tlqlv4ktw83eewd4rawr64g4ssrrpujn99t9y4tkze2say4zsgzqymhmsx (npub1tlq…hmsx) for pushing us to read this.
#cryptography #security #privacy
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npub1pw…qtc65
2023-05-04 10:22:44
Author Public Key
npub1pwwm8s9zxssfm3aqv3g4fvqfh9kglr76m5z434cymju9gp9jhwwqdqtc65Published at
2023-05-04 10:22:44Event JSON
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"content": "The #IEFT were warning of this in the 90s:\n\n\"Export controls and usage controls [on cryptographic software] are slowing the deployment of security at the same time as the Internet is exponentially increasing in size and attackers are increasing in sophistication. This puts users in a dangerous position as they are forced to rely on insecure electronic communication.\"\n\nhttps://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc1984\n\n#HatTip to nostr:npub1tlqlv4ktw83eewd4rawr64g4ssrrpujn99t9y4tkze2say4zsgzqymhmsx for pushing us to read this.\n\n#cryptography #security #privacy",
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