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Is it the most secure? Im encrypting my files for my flash drive, and I want the best security possible. Thanks guys!
Exactly what I was going to sayOriginally Posted by djt9000;14098796
In a nutshell, using a cascading cipher system such as this is not, contrary to posted opinion, overkill. It does, in fact, make your file more secure and here is why.
No cipher has been theoretically proven to be unbreakable except maybe for a one-time pad. Thus some recurring properties may be found in the ciphertexts generated by the first cipher. Cryptanalysis done on these properties could expose a vulnerability; but by obfuscating it twice more, cryptanalysis becomes orders of magnitude more bothersome.
Hey, I have a simple thumb turn lock on my door knob. - Good.
Hey, I have a thumb turn lock, and a dead bolt on my door. - Better.
Hey, I have a thumb turn lock, dead bolt, and one of those chain thing-ies on my door - Best.
--- DJT9000
yupOriginally Posted by JohnDProb;14107612
dont forget to use a strong password 2!, friend was like m shiz in uncrackable his password was really easy to guess
Gtx 570 sli = 500 000 passwords per secondOriginally Posted by djt9000;14098796
In a nutshell, using a cascading cipher system such as this is not, contrary to posted opinion, overkill. It does, in fact, make your file more secure and here is why.
No cipher has been theoretically proven to be unbreakable except maybe for a one-time pad. Thus some recurring properties may be found in the ciphertexts generated by the first cipher. Cryptanalysis done on these properties could expose a vulnerability; but by obfuscating it twice more, cryptanalysis becomes orders of magnitude more bothersome.
Hey, I have a simple thumb turn lock on my door knob. - Good.
Hey, I have a thumb turn lock, and a dead bolt on my door. - Better.
Hey, I have a thumb turn lock, dead bolt, and one of those chain thing-ies on my door - Best.
--- DJT9000
yeah that will mean they will torture you for it lolOriginally Posted by trueg50;14110788
Every time I hear about these I think of this XKCD comic: You don't need that kind of security on a thumb drive; if you really think you do, then get something like a Kingston Datatraveler Vault Privacy. 128bit AES encryption, and best of all; the thief/government would only have a few chances to guess the password, or the drive wipe's its self (you can set it between 3 and 15 tries).