Parenting and PGP

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This might be a little bit off topic but my company runs the "Crack Me
If You Can Contest" (CMIYC) at DEFCON every year.  The goal of the
cracking challenge is to push the envelope of password cracking and the
rules are intentionally limited or minimal.  If any adult or "youngster"
is interested you can get more information at the links below.

Main Page => http://contest.korelogic.com/
2014 Results => http://contest-2014.korelogic.com/
2014 Rules => http://contest-2014.korelogic.com/intro.html

Sincerely,
Andy

KoreLogic Security
603.465.3236 (Office)
603.340.2498 (Mobile)
http://www.korelogic.com
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On 11/10/2014 10:31 AM, roger.levasseur at comcast.net wrote:
>
> Joshua Judson Rosen <rozzin at geekspace.com> writes:
>> So, here's a `fun' question for other people raising little hackers....
>>
>> What's the right age or developmental milestone at which to introduce
>> (or help them learn about--or _let_ them learn about, depending on your
>> perspective...) strong crypto like GnuPG?
>
> I've had some discussions with my son Matt (13) about crypto in general
> when he had some current events questions regarding Snowden's NSA
> revelations when it was front page news.  Since that time he's asked
> follow up questions.  For examples, I've told him things such as the
> history of DES, RSA Security's DES Challenges, and EFF's Deep Crack, or
> older history such as Enigma.  So far he sees it all as historical facts,
> which naturally is how I've presented it all, but that's OK by me as it
> builds a context to learning more.  Given that he still asks questions
> about it from time to time tells me that he thinks about it.  My telling
> him about the DES Challenges and Deep Crack really intrigued him.
>
> I haven't spoken of GnuPG or PGP to him; I think the next time he asks
> about crypto or the NSA, I'll bring it up.
>
> While I don't have the full answer to your question, curiosity to learning
> about it is key.
>
>      -roger
>
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