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by dmarquis
5496 days ago
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Its a weak counterargument to Scheiner's. The ability to think logically (one example of which is writing proofs though I think writing good code requires it as much) is no protection against attacks you don't know exist. If we knew exactly how security systems could be broken then building an unbreakable protocol would just require thinking about how to satisfy a bunch of constraints (which mathematicians and computer scientists are trained to do). But, in addition to being resistant to known attacks, a new security protocol should be stress tested by trying to think of new attacks that could break it. Most university courses on security don't emphasize this way of thinking. That's all Scheiner is saying. This guy doesn't mention anywhere how a math degree trains you to do that. |
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