[822] in Cypherpunks
Re: snake oil
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Nickey MacDonald)
Thu Jun 3 21:51:19 1993
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1993 19:08:45 -0300 (ADT)
From: Nickey MacDonald <i6t4@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca>
To: cypherpunks list <cypherpunks@toad.com>
In-Reply-To: <9305281652.AA13454@soda.berkeley.edu>
This raises a question... I don't think this has been addressed yet (I
am a bit behind in my mail) and might be worthwhile putting in the FAQ...
If I just dreamed up a new gee whiz "new" cypher, should I post it to the
list for comments, or is this frowned on? (As it happens, I happen to
have what I **think** is a new approach to cyphering, and the answer to this
question will determine wheter anyone hears about it or not...)
Is there a comprehensive list of short "already been done" types of
cyphers? (Whether failed or "still" succesful.) A good book?
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Nick MacDonald | NMD on IRC
i6t4@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca | PGP 2.1 Public key available via finger
On Fri, 28 May 1993, Eric Hughes wrote:
> >I, for one, will never use any crypto system for which the algorithm
> >hasn't been extensively published and scrutinized.
>
> I am in total agreement.
