Security problems and cryptographic solutions for human rights organizations
What are human rights?
What are human rights groups?
Cryptographic applications used by human rights groups
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In this example, the human rights group should have sent this.
Strong crypto really is available abroad
Message integrity and authenticity are also important. Human rights groups are very vulnerable to spoofs.
Here’s a real, digitally-signed urgent-action message AAAS sent in 1996.
Traffic analysis poses another threat to human rights activists.
If human rights organizations use encryption in email, they may draw the attention of a repressive regime.
Steganography solves this problem.
All of these tools are based on strong cryptography.
The criticism of tyranny is the most profound form of democratic speech. It is also the most dangerous.
For more information:
Email: pball@aaas.org
Home Page: http://www.aaas.org/spp/crypto/crypto.htm