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I really believe in the radical viewpoint. And I have always believed that one's politics and the character of his particular work are inseparable.

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It's simply unrealistic to depend on secrecy for security in computer software. You may be able to keep the exact workings of the program out of general circulation, but can you prevent the code from being reverse-engineered by serious opponents? Probably not. The secret to strong security: less reliance on secrets.

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It isn't that secrets are never needed in security. It's that they are never desirable.

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I am not convinced that lack of encryption is the primary problem. The problem with the Internet is that it is meant for communications among non-friends.

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The most important impact of technology on communications security is that it draws better and better traffic into vulnerable channels.

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If you have ambition, you might not achieve anything, but without ambition, you are almost certain not to achieve anything.

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No right of private conversation was enumerated in the Constitution. I suppose it never occurred to anyone at the time that it could be prevented.

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If you depend on a secret for your security, what do you do when the secret is discovered? If it is easy to change, like a cryptographic key, you do so. If it's hard to change, like a cryptographic system or an operating system, you're stuck. You will be vulnerable until you invest the time and money to design another system.

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Without strong encryption, you will be spied on systematically by lots of people.

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One of the things that characterizes good intellectual work is a certain self-importance.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: June 5th, 1944

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