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[Angie Tribeca] Triple DES 168-bit encryption! (lemmy.federated.club)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

Can somebody help me understand the joke here? :(

Is it that 3DES doesn't have a 168-bit option?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

I guess the main point is that this not how one would mask an ip. An ip is masked by redirecting traffic via some intermediate server(s).

Once she encrypts an ip, what does she do, she sends the string via email to colleagues?

This is how I understand it... But I might be very wrong

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Pretty much spot on

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I guess I foolishly assumed she was doing her own encryption over https or something (I have no idea if that's even possible. I've taken one network security class)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Encrypting your IP address would be like encrypting your mailing address. Like, ok buddy, but you're not going to be able to use that to receive any mail so not sure what your goal is -- you're still going to have to use your plain address if you want to receive anything.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

3des isn't secure. Even at 168bit. I'm not sure what this is from though, but it was only like 8 years ago that it was announced to be insecure.