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| − | + | “If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.” ― George Orwell, 1984 | |
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Latest revision as of 12:59, 15 November 2024
Full Title or Meme
In Secret Key Cryptography two parties that wish to communicate have some method for creating pre-shared secrets which can be used to hide subsequent communications from others.
Context
- At least since the time of Julius Cesar there have been methods know to hide messages from prying eyes.
- During the age of computer communications, it became possible to have real-time communications that was also:
- Hidden from external eavesdroppers.
- Protected from alternation with digital message authentication.
Problem
A shared secret is not really a secret any longer as either side gets to decide when to release the key and expose the communications, or allow fraudulent messages to be created, even long in the past.
Solutions
“If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.” ― George Orwell, 1984
