Hacking a new Pope
Friday, April 15, 2005
Bruce Schneier (who contributed to the cryptography sections of Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon) has written a long and entertaining post on the procedures for electing a new Pope. His twist is looking at ways in which it might be possible to influence the election in less than holy ways.
The best thing about Schneier is his common-sense attitude to everything to do with security. He stands back and assesses each new piece of regulation or hardware or encryption algorithm and simply points out the flaws and, in some cases, how a new approach, however sensible it may first appear, actually contributes to a weakening of security.
His blog is worth a look.
The best thing about Schneier is his common-sense attitude to everything to do with security. He stands back and assesses each new piece of regulation or hardware or encryption algorithm and simply points out the flaws and, in some cases, how a new approach, however sensible it may first appear, actually contributes to a weakening of security.
His blog is worth a look.
