jwhendy comments on Cryptanalysis as Epistemology? (paging cryptonerds) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: jwhendy 06 April 2011 10:55:52PM 2 points [-]

I was about to say no, but realize that I did write that incorrectly. To re-write, it would have redundantly said:

trying to strengthen the strong points is generally accomplished via a method that further increases susceptibility to human error (you have to implement "hand-done" encryption), whereas the encryption (the existing strong point) was fine as it was.

Does that help? I did have it wrong, thinking that implementing some form of hand-done encryption was an attempt to strengthen the weak points... but such activity would actually be in the "already-strong" category.

Comment author: SilasBarta 07 April 2011 01:22:23AM 0 points [-]

You have it correct now. :)