Talk:Bruce Schneier

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Contents 1 how to say it? 2 Transportation Security Administration 3 Lack of criticism? 4 Lost PGP key 5 Mention in da Vinci Code 6 Did it already happen to one of you?

[edit] how to say it?

Is it pronounced "shn-EYE-er" or "shn-EE-er"? —User:17.206.16.106 23:44, Sep 27, 2004 (UTC)

The first one. —User:Mulad (talk) 00:13, Sep 28, 2004 (UTC)

Are you completely sure? (How do you know?) Also, could this information maybe go in the article? It's what I came here looking for, and it's something useful that a lot of people want to know about him. Glenn Willen (Talk) [[]] 00:45, 17 May 2005 (UTC)

There's a movie of a talk given by Schneier here, and he's introduced as "shn-EYE-er". — Matt Crypto 01:31, 17 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Transportation Security Administration

Was there some airline-related work we should mention in this article? Ojw 2 July 2005 19:56 (UTC)

[edit] Lack of criticism?

Is there any serious criticism of Schneier's work? Ludvik 13:15, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

Of course there is - cryptanalysis of his ciphers and criticisms of some positions he takes. But those belong on the entries about those things, not here. For example, here are some responses to 10 risks of PKI: [1] [2] — ciphergoth 15:33, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lost PGP key

Is it true that he lost a PGP private key and, since then there were no revocation measures, he still receives mail he can't decypher?

Yup. See the comment (footnote, I think I remember) in Practical Cryptography. ww 06:19, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mention in da Vinci Code

From the 15 May 2006 edition of Crypto-Gram:

As an aside, I am mentioned in Da Vinci Code. No, really. Page 199 of the American hardcover edition. "Da Vinci had been a cryptography pioneer, Sophie knew, although he was seldom given credit. Sophie's university instructors, while presenting computer encryption methods for securing data, praised modern cryptologists like Zimmermann and Schneier but failed to mention that it was Leonardo who had invented one of the first rudimentary forms of public key encryption centuries ago." That's right. I am a realistic background detail.

There is nothing Schneier can do about getting gratuitously name-dropped, but that piece of trivia does not belong in WP. Appearing in a sentence like that makes him look like a bit of an idiot by association. Leibniz 13:50, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Besides, the bit about Leonardo inventing public key encryption makes mention of Schneier really unimportant. In the presence of a major whopper, the little ones don't get much noticed. ww 03:32, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Did it already happen to one of you?

While reading Secrets & Lies, I have a feeling that Schneier is always saying behind the written lines: HIRE ME, HIRE MY COMPANY, HIRE MY BUSINESS, etc, etc. Is it a cryptography expert subliminal trick??? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 201.19.136.57 (talk • contribs).

These aren't the subliminal mind tricks you're looking for. Schneier can go about his business. Move along. — ciphergoth 08:37, 17 November 2006 (UTC)