Bruce Schneier facts!

[giza]

For those of you without a background in computer science, Bruce Schneier is one of the leading experts in cryptography and security. His book Applied Cryptography is still required reading for anyone who wants to learn more about cryptography and secure practices in general.

That being said, there are some important facts I'd like to share about Bruce Schneier:

Bruce Schneier once decrypted a box of AlphaBits.

Most people use passwords. Some people use passphrases. Bruce Schneier uses an epic passpoem, detailing the life and works of seven mythical Norse heroes.

Bruce Schneier knows Alice and Bob's shared secret.

Vs lbh nfxrq Oehpr Fpuarvre gb qrpelcg guvf, ur'q pehfu lbhe fxhyy jvgu uvf ynhtu.

Bruce Schneier's secure handshake is so strong, you won't be able to exchange keys with anyone else for days.

Bruce Schneier knows the state of schroedinger's cat

Bruce Schneier writes his books and essays by generating random alphanumeric text of an appropriate length and then decrypting it.

When Bruce Schneier observes a quantum particle, it remains in the same state until he has finished observing it.

If we built a Dyson sphere around Bruce Schneier and captured all of his energy for 2 months, without any loss, we could power an ideal computer running at 3.2 degrees K to count up to 2^256. This strongly implies that not only can Bruce Schneier brute-force attack 256-bit keys, but that he is built of something other than matter and occupies something other than space.

Though a superhero, Bruce Schneier disdanes the use of a mask or secret identity as 'security through obscurity'.

(Source: Slashdot)

Comments

[simbab.livejournal.com]

Heh. I saw that quite a while ago.

[branwyn.livejournal.com]

Despite not being a physics or cryptography geek, I still found this more amusing than the Clint Eastwood versions.

B.

[branwyn.livejournal.com]

...err, Chuck Norris, is it? Whoever it is, I want to punch them. Except apparently that never happens - rather, he hits my fist with his own face. Bastard.

B.

[rickwoods.livejournal.com]

"Vs lbh nfxrq Oehpr Fpuarvre gb qrpelcg guvf, ur'q pehfu lbhe fxhyy jvgu uvf ynhtu." --

Vaqrrq ur jbhyq, zl sevraq, vaqrrq ur jbhyq.

[pyesetz]

Of course, because a simple substitution cipher is beneath Bruce Schneier's dignity, he would never admit that it actually *needed* any decryption.

[coppercheetah.livejournal.com]

Chuck Norris could still kick his ass. *smirk*
Oh wait...

Bruce Schneier is defended by an ever-present field of bits
(liberated from breaking several old DES keys in his childhood)
that have sworn an unending oath of allegiance to protect their savior's life.

Guess even Chuck Norris couldn't stop him.

[nikvulper.livejournal.com]

IF YOU ASKED BRUCE SCHNEIER TO DECRYPT THIS, HE'D CRUSH YOUR SKULL WITH HIS LAUGH.

That was too much effort, but fun :)

[elfasi.livejournal.com]

OMG, Bruce Schneier is my hero, I read his blog daily. He does a wonderful job of highlighting all the nonsense that goes on in the world in the name of security and terrorism prevention. It's a shame more don't heed his words.

[toumal.livejournal.com]

Here's an old one that is now superseded by recent events:

Bruce Schneier knows if Reiser did it.

[unclevlad.livejournal.com]

Bruce is also a really nice guy and very easy to talk to. One of my favorite moments was when he was in the middle of giving a keynote at Defcon a few years back, and stopped in the middle of his presentation to ask everyone to please ignore the idiots handing out fliers suggesting the attendees "out and bitchslap the Feds" who were obviously at the con. Be explained in very simple terms how stupid and idea it was, and worked straight back into his presentation.

For a couple of years, his presentations were pretty much the driving reason for me attending Black Hat and Defcon.

[kovucougar.livejournal.com]

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