2026-04-09 18:06 UTC
@SteveBellovin @drwho @josephcox
Pretty sure the fundamental first step in breaking codes at the NSA is "find the plaintext copy", which sounds like what happened here
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@SteveBellovin@infosec.exchange 2026-04-09 18:20
@elithebearded @drwho @josephcox Yes—see "Rule 1" at https://grokipedia.com/page/Robert_Morris_(cryptographer). (I learned a hell of a lot about real-world security from Morris, despite fairly limited contact with him. He's likely to be one of the dedicatees of a security book I'm working on now—but don't expect to see the book for a couple of years…)