david_chisnall on Nostr: nprofile1q…tvdjy I treasure my ignorance of cryptography because I believe that ...
nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpq0mwq9c623ujjzpql7r4fk090yxrf458sz2egzprw0zn0ca669q9q8tvdjy (nprofile…vdjy) I treasure my ignorance of cryptography because I believe that there are two safe amounts of crypto-knowledge:
A lot, so that you can design something robust.
None, so that you know not to try.
Between them is a dangerous middle ground of thinking you know enough to do something sensible. Hypothetically, there may be a safe middle ground where you don't know much but do know how little you know. I'm not confident of being able to do that.
Your post made me worry, because even I know least why some of those things are a bad idea.
A lot, so that you can design something robust.
None, so that you know not to try.
Between them is a dangerous middle ground of thinking you know enough to do something sensible. Hypothetically, there may be a safe middle ground where you don't know much but do know how little you know. I'm not confident of being able to do that.
Your post made me worry, because even I know least why some of those things are a bad idea.