Applied Cryptography Quotes

“Something that looks like a protocol but does not accomplish a task is not a protocol—it’s a waste of time.”
― Bruce Schneier, Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C

“Even after the aliens from Andromeda land with their massive spaceships and undreamed-of computing power, they will not be able to read the Soviet spy messages encrypted with one-time pads (unless they can also go back in time and get the one-time pads).”
― Bruce Schneier, Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C