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Re: [saag] Is opportunistic unauthenticated encryption a waste of time?

Stephen Farrell <stephen.farrell@cs.tcd.ie> Sat, 23 August 2014 20:33 UTC

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To: Bernard Aboba <bernard_aboba@hotmail.com>, Nico Williams <nico@cryptonector.com>
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Hi Bernard,

For myself, I do think there's value in OS, as do others.
That can and should be debated of course.

However, say we're wrong and someone who thinks OS is a waste
of time is actually correct, what would such a person recommend
that we do as well as, or instead of, OS?

Cheers,
S.

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