That's a good point
But equally, he should have the right to say nothing and make the police prove the case against him.

Surely they have the ability to break these encryption keys eventually?
( disasterprone "Pyjamas caused the Holocaust", Wed 6 Oct 2010, 13:48, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

Depends entirely on the encryption used
Plus the method of cracking. I find the quote of "50 character password" dubious at best, the only way to find that out would be if the suspect told them.
A brute force attack on a fairly standard 128 bit encryption would mean going through 2¹²⁸ permutations. Using a standard computer, the maximum amount of time it would take exceeds the estimated lifespan of our planet.
However, there are ways of trimming that time down, by using specialised computers/networks, or by using a dictionary attack.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 13:58, Reply)

It's incredibly complicated really isn't it
I think that he's probably up to something really dubious, or he's a geek who thinks he'll get respect for "standing up to the man"
( disasterprone "Pyjamas caused the Holocaust", Wed 6 Oct 2010, 14:02, Reply)