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From: Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk>
Newsgroups: sci.crypt
Subject: Re: AI's take on my cipher...
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2025 22:22:50 +0100
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On 11/07/2025 15:56, Stefan Claas wrote:
> Richard Heathfield wrote:
>> On 10/07/2025 18:19, Stefan Claas wrote:
<snip>
>>>
>>> But how, for example, would you give me the secret key, from the USA to
>>> Germany, without meeting in person?
>>
>> Diffie-Hellman can establish a secret key in public. Then authenticate
>> over an encrypted channel.
> 
> I know, but how do you protect the key on your online device against
> Pegasus or FinSpy?

Why would you bother? You've got the cart before the horse. First 
secure your computing device against spyware. /Then/ think about 
keeping secrets on it.

-- 
Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
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