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tptacek on Aug 18, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Researchers identify first flaws in AES

You wouldn't want to leave anyone with the impression that they're mostly fine as long as their keys are securely generated.

cperciva on Aug 18, 2011 [–]

No, of course not. That's why I work so hard to point out the ways that people get crypto wrong (and how to do it right).

I'm just saying that key management is absolutely not a solved problem yet.

tptacek on Aug 18, 2011 | [–]

Yeah yeah, not arguing, just wanted us both on the record on this point. Crypto: dangerous.

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