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Isn't that question just a form of a required pre-shared key?

GrinningFool on June 29, 2015 | [–]

I'm curious why the "just" qualifier? Is there anything that makes a pre-shared key a bad idea? (Particularly if someone follows the habit of one per private email, exchanged out of band.)

tptacek on June 29, 2015 | [–]

Yes.

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