• NaibofTabr@infosec.pub
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      14 hours ago

      In which case anyone who wants to can read the message traffic and make changes to it before passing it on to the receiver.

      No, you can’t conduct business this way.

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        Thats why it would have to be a closed system with controlled transmissions rather than omnidirectional radio transmissions.

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          You mean, for everyone to have their own infrastructure, many times what we have now, and still some jerk can literally wiretap like in old times?

          Or send messengers?

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      Instead you just have to trust that anything you’re doing is actually with who they claim to be. No encryption means no identity or security guarantee.

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              This specific thread is talking about transacting business and banking online. You should be more careful to keep your arguments separated. Otherwise you not only look like an idiot but you also prove you can’t multitask for shit.