PanoTools:
Re: New version of PTViewer
Yuval Levy 2005-Jun-15 03:58:06
gerdsy wrote:
>>Any documentation on the file structure of ptv files when using
>>encryption? The old docs on the file structure do not include
>
> encryption.
>
>>Eric
>
>
> On second thought, maybe not a good idea to make that info publicly
> available. Don't really know. I just thought it would be nioce to
> update the Photoshop CS scripts that create the ptv files as well.
>
> Eric
It is an excellent idea to make that info publicly available so that the encryption strength can be seriously challenged.
Security by obscurity is no protection.
The strongest encryption systems are those for which the code/algorythm is publicly available (such as PGP). If a hacker can not break a key when knowing the code, then you know that the key is fairly safe. It is inevitable however that with enough ressources (processing time) even the strongest key can be broken with a brute force attack.
If we keep the safe hidden, nobody will test the door so we will not know whether it is solid or not. But if the door is known and publicly accessible, if it still holds it is an excellent door. Only have to hide the key :-)
Yuv
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