The best thing to do is to photograph some misleading text, and then pass that jpg thru steganography software that secretly adds a hidden ascii text message. After that you rot-128. When an enemy cracks it, she will view the jpg and believe she's viewed your message, when in actuality the message is hidden in the binary of the jpg itself. Good steganography software doesnt affect the quality of the jpg being viewed.
Also, without precognition, you dont even need to rot-128 it.
Or not just have a english text file, and skip the jpg?
A person or machine that has no idea of what to look for has to be able to determine at the very least that plain english words are not the correct message.
A good cryptanalyst knows that regular text can contain hidden messages. A cracker has to know to look for these subliminal channels. Usually you can figure it out because sometimes the faked message doesnt make sense or sounds like a wierd poem when read.
Experience counts there.
Basically all forms of decryption require some understanding of what is being searched for and whether the "decryption" is valid.
Ok, this is ridiculous.. how effective is the randomness seeking algorithm? How does it determine randomness? This only should affect steganography users. (People hiding their keys inside.gif files.) This too I doubt, and I would be very surprised if their algorithm can detected "pockets of randomness" within an compressed image file. I dont think many have assumed that their keys were safe because the key is hidden in some obscure directory, or a wierd filename. After all, by examining the application that accesses the key (a cracker should be able to access this also if he can run an program that can search the whole file system for "pockets of randomness"). Anyway. This is just a scam and I dont care if Adi Shamir supports it.. I do not think that it increases data vulnerability in a significant way. Ok, I gotta go delete the key I hid in the.jpg of my cat. -johan
The beyond obvious reason that the THAAD/EKV systems are expensive is because they need to have pinpoint accuracy, on a target that is making course adjustments and moving at a high velocity (measured in miles per second!). A cheaper and much more effective anti-ICBM system is neutron bomb based. When an ICBM is detected, a missile with a neutron (enhanced radiation nuclear) bomb will be sent to detonate in close proximity to the missile. This will disable the ICBM warhead. Also, the radiation emitted from a neutron bomb dissapates really fast (which is why it is chosen over regular bombs). There is very minimal radioactive fallout and no lasting radioactivity. (Mind you, hundreds of even worse gamma ray emitting thermonuclear bombs have been exploded in the upper atmosphere already and we arent extinct yet). The warhead of the ICBM will be disabled, and there will be no effect on humans or, more importantly, my cat. Also, a regular thermonuclear warhead may be used instead of a neutron bomb depending on the speed and type of missile being countered. Anywayz, this system has been proposed but unfortunately the anti-nuclear hug-a-tree hippies are blindly opposed to any nuclear anything.. peaceful, defensive or therwise. Second, the system cannot be tested because of the Test Ban Treaty. And so.. billions will be spent on a system that is less effective, more expensive, and riskier. Try shooting a bullet with a bullet, impossible at best. (Btw, dont send me email telling how the last THAAD test was finally successful in a controlled scenario after X amount of tries). Also, if you know nothing other than misguided environo-nazi propaganda about nuclear physics or radiation and its harmful effects, dont email me.
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The best thing to do is to photograph some misleading text, and then pass that jpg thru steganography software that secretly adds a hidden ascii text message. After that you rot-128. When an enemy cracks it, she will view the jpg and believe she's viewed your message, when in actuality the message is hidden in the binary of the jpg itself. Good steganography software doesnt affect the quality of the jpg being viewed. Also, without precognition, you dont even need to rot-128 it. Or not just have a english text file, and skip the jpg? A person or machine that has no idea of what to look for has to be able to determine at the very least that plain english words are not the correct message. A good cryptanalyst knows that regular text can contain hidden messages. A cracker has to know to look for these subliminal channels. Usually you can figure it out because sometimes the faked message doesnt make sense or sounds like a wierd poem when read. Experience counts there. Basically all forms of decryption require some understanding of what is being searched for and whether the "decryption" is valid.
He is using a cipher called Rip Van Winkle. Any cryptographer knows it. Go look it up! try google or any good cryptography book.
Ok, this is ridiculous .. how effective is the randomness seeking algorithm? How does it determine randomness? This only should affect steganography users. (People hiding their keys inside .gif files.) This too I doubt, and I would be very surprised if their algorithm can detected "pockets of randomness" within an compressed image file. I dont think many have assumed that their keys were safe because the key is hidden in some obscure directory, or a wierd filename. After all, by examining the application that accesses the key (a cracker should be able to access this also if he can run an program that can search the whole file system for "pockets of randomness"). Anyway. This is just a scam and I dont care if Adi Shamir supports it .. I do not think that it increases data vulnerability in a significant way. Ok, I gotta go delete the key I hid in the .jpg of my cat. -johan
The beyond obvious reason that the THAAD/EKV systems are expensive is because they need to have pinpoint accuracy, on a target that is making course adjustments and moving at a high velocity (measured in miles per second!). A cheaper and much more effective anti-ICBM system is neutron bomb based. When an ICBM is detected, a missile with a neutron (enhanced radiation nuclear) bomb will be sent to detonate in close proximity to the missile. This will disable the ICBM warhead. Also, the radiation emitted from a neutron bomb dissapates really fast (which is why it is chosen over regular bombs). There is very minimal radioactive fallout and no lasting radioactivity. (Mind you, hundreds of even worse gamma ray emitting thermonuclear bombs have been exploded in the upper atmosphere already and we arent extinct yet). The warhead of the ICBM will be disabled, and there will be no effect on humans or, more importantly, my cat. Also, a regular thermonuclear warhead may be used instead of a neutron bomb depending on the speed and type of missile being countered. Anywayz, this system has been proposed but unfortunately the anti-nuclear hug-a-tree hippies are blindly opposed to any nuclear anything .. peaceful, defensive or therwise. Second, the system cannot be tested because of the Test Ban Treaty. And so .. billions will be spent on a system that is less effective, more expensive, and riskier. Try shooting a bullet with a bullet, impossible at best. (Btw, dont send me email telling how the last THAAD test was finally successful in a controlled scenario after X amount of tries). Also, if you know nothing other than misguided environo-nazi propaganda about nuclear physics or radiation and its harmful effects, dont email me.