[Angie Tribeca] Triple DES 168-bit encryption!

funbreaker, 8 months ago (edited 7 months ago)

To be fair to this show, her speaking technobabble like that‘s probably the joke. Edit: missing word

BleatingZombie, 8 months ago

Can somebody help me understand the joke here? :(

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

probablyaCat, 8 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.

kyle1320, 8 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.

Zeth0s, 8 months ago

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

phoenixz, 8 months ago

Pretty much spot on

BleatingZombie, 8 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)

018118055, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago)

In an alternate universe where Tor uses 3DES. Also 3DES effective strength is 112 bit and I can’t be bothered to read up on why again.

Edit: oh, now that I look at the specification at the time of writing 3DES was a permitted cipher in Tor. So the captioned statement could be … accurate?

flambonkscious, 7 months ago

Life imitating art, I’m sure!

Swedneck, 8 months ago

those glasses are totally real and not fake just to make her look like a nerd

Tischkante, 8 months ago

These Hollywood comedy writers are underpaid, wait a second.

Triple_B, 8 months ago

PIN number moment as well.