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Modern History of Cryptography Techniques

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the sedoc-terces-repus dept.

Heather writes "The encryption scheme you rely on today might be full of holes just a few years down the road. Learn how far we've come in the last few decades, and why your apps need to be ready for change. This article builds on a previous article about Enigma, Germany's WWII-era encryption system."

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  1. Re:why no encryption by default? by __aamcgs2220 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    TCP is not used for transmitting voice in most applications. Why would you want retransmissions during a conversation? There is no TCP stream, and therefore no "negligible-load" encryption. Do you want to ask about encryption of UDP streams now? Nice try. Come back in a few years when you actually know something about networks.