Name wanted

Peter Fairbrother peter.fairbrother at ntlworld.com
Fri, 09 Mar 2001 20:28:39 +0000


> Owen Lewis at oml@eloka.demon.co.uk wrote:

> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Fairbrother" <peter.fairbrother@ntlworld.com>
> To: <UKcrypto@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
> Sent: 09 March 2001 19:04
> Subject: Name wanted
> 
> 
>> Torturing passwords out of people with threats of beatings is usually
> called
>> rubberhose cryptanalysis.
> 
> Nah, that's for wimps. Real cryptanalysis requires actual beatings. But
> always preferred the suede covered sap, myself.
> 
> Owen

I did consider including the redundant modifier, so it would read "threats
of further beatings".

However I believe they can only sentence you once for failing to supply
keys/plaintext. Or can they serve another order about the same cyphertext
when you are about to be released?

Peter