Re: A matter of interest.

[brbarkstrom@gmail.com]

On Sunday, November 30, 2014 11:08:06 AM UTC-5, björn lundin wrote:
> On 2014-11-30 14:24, Austin Obyrne wrote:
> 
> > 
> > But surely the compiler does a bit-by-bit job ?
> 
> no
> 
>  Year : Integer := 2014;
> 
> will compile just as
> 
>  YEAR : INTEGER := 2014;
> 
> and
> 
>  YEAR           : INTEGER               := 2014;
> 
> but they are of course different when represented
> as files.
> 
> 
> --
> Björn

I do not believe that a new cryptographic algorithm can be trusted
until it has been published and attacked by competent cryptanalysts.
The classic text is

Schneier, B., 1996: Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms,
and Source Code in C, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY

If the algorithm hasn't been published, the usual term would be
"security by obscurity."  It doesn't work.

Bruce B.