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		lkurtz 49 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The cryptography behind electronic passports Cryptography is a tool that turns arbitrary problems into key management problems. It doesn't solve problems, but it constrains them in useful ways.

Gathering6678 49 days ago [–]

This is an interesting statement I've never thought of before. Makes a lot of sense to me.

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