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