Name wanted

Dave Bird dave at xemu.demon.co.uk
Sat, 10 Mar 2001 01:45:59 +0000


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In article <B6CED9AB.21CB%peter.fairbrother@ntlworld.com>, Peter
Fairbrother <peter.fairbrother@ntlworld.com> writes
>Torturing passwords out of people with threats of beatings is usually called
>rubberhose cryptanalysis.
>
>What should torturing passphrases out of people with threats of imprisonment
>be called? Rubberlaw? Legalhose?

 Jailhouse cryptanalysis.  (The "house" sounds very similar to "hose",
 and one can figure out from context that it is done "by threat of" ---
 rather than "inside" --  the jailhouse).

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