Re: Crack in Computer Security Code Raises Red Flag

tomstdenis_at_gmail.com
Date: 03/16/05

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    tomstdenis@gmail.com wrote:
    > Well yes, that was part of it. Also early reports were calling them
    > "hackers" and other such negative things...

    Let me correct this a bit. I don't think "hacker" is a negative word.
    I think the way the media uses it [e.g. that hacker can forge messages
    in your name] is bad.

    Moreso, they're cryptographers not hackers. Hackers are the types of
    folk who see how things work together and build things in an almost
    playful sense. Cryptographers [in this case] analyze protocols and
    break things by finding flaws.

    Tom


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