Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: Python Date: 29 Dec 2025 17:15:49 GMT Lines: 31 Message-ID: References: <10gh6oj$83hq$8@dont-email.me> <10ghqrq$g7pg$1@dont-email.me> <693d5437$0$2499$426a34cc@news.free.fr> <7a611mx9gf.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <693ea5fa$0$28070$426a74cc@news.free.fr> <6951a9d4$0$3356$426a74cc@news.free.fr> <6decnc07ib2BgM_0nZ2dnZfqn_adnZ2d@giganews.com> <10ita4e$qo5v$1@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net Kbb9IENk3eydxhbNjhdhRg0YEFvoYErKa19vI7HK65cq2TZ1sB Cancel-Lock: sha1:7TsMD3l+XcvL3AjdAgvvWy+DHOo= sha256:Z2EUBobzjQMIDoYTRftAQEO9x09fgIKdGWhwgkAPT48= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:80060 alt.folklore.computers:232869 On Sun, 28 Dec 2025 23:20:46 -0800, Bobbie Sellers wrote: > > On 12/28/25 22:40, rbowman wrote: >> On Mon, 29 Dec 2025 01:17:50 -0500, c186282 wrote: >> >>> For most 'office' uses you do NOT need AES-256 encryption for yer >>> damned payroll or budget files. Nobody, not even Vlad or Xi, >>> CARES. >> >> We were dealing with NPS sites like Yellowstone and Rocky Mountain. The >> Dept. of Interior certainly cares. > > Any employer who has a payroll has the Social Security numbers of the > employees. This certainly deserves the best encryption that can be set > up. > The encryption schemes are all breakable with enough power brought > to bear. > Another reason to worry about AI and vast amounts of computing power > brought to bear on what exactly. 20 years ago I had a background check when Pennsylvania was going to a new CJIN interface and I had to go to a meeting in Harrisburg. Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago and I was notified that one of the PA sites had been hacked and my name and SSN was among the data that had been scraped. At least I got a free year of Experian. Data lives forever and isn't very well secured.