Re: [perpass] Howdy!

[Phil Karn <[e-mail]>]

On 09/13/2013 10:49 AM, Randy Bush wrote:

> i might go further.  having some protocols in the clear allows the
> attacker to better focus their efforts on what is encrypted.  also,
> though some data themselves might not require privacy, the nature of
> the conversation may facilitate traffic analysis.

Yes. We've seen indications that the NSA stores all encrypted traffic
for a rainy day, so the more chaff we can generate the sooner the NSA
will have to look for new real estate in Utah.

--Phil