Cryptography being used, but badly

[David Biggins]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukcrypto-bounces at chiark.greenend.org.uk [mailto:ukcrypto-
> bounces at chiark.greenend.org.uk] On Behalf Of signup at bealoid.co.uk
> Sent: 25 May 2009 16:14
> To: ukcrypto at chiark.greenend.org.uk
> Subject: Cryptography being used, but badly
> 
> <URL:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8066609.stm>
> 
> Is writing a password on a note and attaching it to a stick containing
> encrypted medical information a crime?

It's certainly a breach of any good practice, and would count as
negligence in any case of loss.

But it's far from rare;   I've told before of visiting a couple of
hospitals where every screen I saw had a user ID and password Dymo-taped
to - many of them in nice quiet little alcoves where a visitor might
hope to pass un-noticed for a while...

D.