tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659416969867866171.post727189277209470526..comments2024-03-28T05:09:42.933-07:00Comments on No Tricks: Thoughts on the Cult of SchneierAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16153635896554944056noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659416969867866171.post-15061478634884580372009-09-16T14:20:11.151-07:002009-09-16T14:20:11.151-07:00Hi Bill, first I was one of those two dozen academ...Hi Bill, first I was one of those two dozen academics or pure researchers you are referring to above, as part of the IBM team, and I agree that Twofish was a very well-documented submission. <br /><br />When I say "common" I mean amongst the people who have chosen cryptography as their field - who have obtained a PhD, and created a track record of results and publications.<br /><br />Most of these people won't be writing books like Beyond Fear, or even Applied Cryptography. And they would probably not do a good job if they did. Such people are concerned with results for specialists and not exposition to related professionals.<br /><br />But I take your point that Bruce's writing is underwritten by a good research record.<br /><br />regards LukeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16153635896554944056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659416969867866171.post-23326564004754891142009-09-16T12:17:25.177-07:002009-09-16T12:17:25.177-07:00You consider technical prowess of an AES Finalist ...You consider technical prowess of an AES Finalist "common"? [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twofish ] Counting co-authors the 5 finalists are less than two dozen, mostly academics or pure researchers; Twofish rated 3rd. His crypanalytic team ensured whichever won it would be the best - they even cryptanalyzed their own [ http://csrc.nist.gov/archive/aes/ ], one of the hardest of intelectual acts.<br /><br />Bruce's writing is valued not only for its clarity but its credibility and conscience. <br /><br />Common? no.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985368473378338995noreply@blogger.com