Comments on: Cylons don’t use Encryption http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/04/24/cylons-dont-use-encryption/ Utterly random, incoherent and disjointed rants and ramblings... Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:20:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Teague http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/04/24/cylons-dont-use-encryption/#comment-8915 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:46:44 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/04/24/cylons-dont-use-encryption/#comment-8915 Of course, that should be <strong>synchronized</strong>.... Of course, that should be synchronized….

]]> by: Teague http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/04/24/cylons-dont-use-encryption/#comment-8914 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:44:51 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/04/24/cylons-dont-use-encryption/#comment-8914 It's a combination of syncronized frequency hopping by the radios, and a published book of "codes". We were trained in effective use and quick disposal of both. It’s a combination of syncronized frequency hopping by the radios, and a published book of “codes”. We were trained in effective use and quick disposal of both.

]]> by: Luke Maciak http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/04/24/cylons-dont-use-encryption/#comment-8911 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:50:22 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/04/24/cylons-dont-use-encryption/#comment-8911 See people - there you go. :) <strong>@Teague</strong> - if you don't mind me asking, what kind of "low fi" encryption algorithm would military employ in a situation like the above? I man, if it's not classified that is. :) See people - there you go. )

@Teague - if you don’t mind me asking, what kind of “low fi” encryption algorithm would military employ in a situation like the above? I man, if it’s not classified that is. )

]]> by: Teague http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/04/24/cylons-dont-use-encryption/#comment-8909 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:48:48 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/04/24/cylons-dont-use-encryption/#comment-8909 As a veteran of the US Army, I can confirm that security of transmissions is held to be of the utmost importance, and every recruit is trained accordingly. Security in general, and communications, specifically, is at the top of my list of things I know I will almost always have to suspend my disbelief about when watching shows with military aspects. As a veteran of the US Army, I can confirm that security of transmissions is held to be of the utmost importance, and every recruit is trained accordingly. Security in general, and communications, specifically, is at the top of my list of things I know I will almost always have to suspend my disbelief about when watching shows with military aspects.

]]> by: Luke Maciak http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/04/24/cylons-dont-use-encryption/#comment-8893 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 05:23:12 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/04/24/cylons-dont-use-encryption/#comment-8893 Yep, the problem is generating truly random data, and protecting it from getting captured or intercepted. This is why it is not really used in electronic encryption that much. For manual encryption though there are few better. Yep, the problem is generating truly random data, and protecting it from getting captured or intercepted. This is why it is not really used in electronic encryption that much. For manual encryption though there are few better.

]]> by: ths http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/04/24/cylons-dont-use-encryption/#comment-8889 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:21:07 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/04/24/cylons-dont-use-encryption/#comment-8889 the OTP is *proven* unbreakable (the only one where it can be proven, see Schneier's Advanced Cryptography book or any other student book on elementary crypto) if the chiffre is truly random and at least as long as the message you want to encrypt. there is no attack vector to reduce complexity even if the operation is a simple 1:1 XOR. the OTP is *proven* unbreakable (the only one where it can be proven, see Schneier’s Advanced Cryptography book or any other student book on elementary crypto) if the chiffre is truly random and at least as long as the message you want to encrypt. there is no attack vector to reduce complexity even if the operation is a simple 1:1 XOR.

]]>