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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: KWallet integration
From:       Rob Kaper <cap () capsi ! com>
Date:       2003-09-04 11:06:59
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On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 05:08:29AM -0500, Russell Miller wrote:
> > > Encryption can defeat root.
> > 
> > Sorry, this is incorrect.
> > 
> Actually, it is not, if the root user does not have the key or passphrase.

Actually it is incorrect. Most encryption schemes are even *based* on the
fact that the data can be decrypted again. Encryption only makes it
*impractical* to decrypt a message with a brute force attack of all
possible key and passphrase combinations because the brute force is unlikely
to succeed within a useful time-span.

Rob
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