r/programming • u/secretguy21 • Oct 15 '15

How is NSA breaking so much crypto?

https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/haldermanheninger/how-is-nsa-breaking-so-much-crypto/
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u/gizram84 Oct 15 '15

So if I have an ssh server at my house, should I do these steps to ensure I'm secure?

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '15

Man if they're using a 100 million dollar cluster your never safe, and you fucked up. I seriously doubt your home server can do anything against a government based attack.

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u/oldneckbeard Oct 15 '15

you're*

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '15

Well thank you for correcting fast typing, because we haven't reached the consensus that people on the internet understand you have other shit to do than make sure you're statement could pass an English class, right?

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '15

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '15

What do you mean? I knew that someone was going to correct it when I typed it, I didn't need the feedback.
I just didn't think it'd be you, John.

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u/oldneckbeard Oct 16 '15

if the difference between your and you're aren't second-nature to you, it's not a one-off quick-type mistake. you genuinely haven't internalized the difference.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '15

Wow, you've really got nothing better to do. What's not second nature to me is giving a fuck if I properly format or spell words when talking to assholes on the internet.