Sunday, March 15, 2015

Hillary's FAQ

The so-called fact sheet that Hillary released regarding her emails contains the following question and answer:

    What level of encryption was employed? Who was the service provider, etc?

    The security and integrity of her family’s electronic communications was taken seriously from the onset when it was first set up for President Clinton’s team. While the curiosity in the specifics of this set up is understandable, given what people with ill-intentions can do with such information in this day and age, there are concerns about broadcasting specific technical details about past and current practices. However, suffice it to say, robust protections were put in place and additional upgrades and techniques employed over time as they became available, including consulting and employing third party experts.

These serious assurances that "security was taken seriously" and this faux concern about revealing "specific technical details" are evasive in the most amateurish way. Every IT professional in charge of an email system knows how to set up a secure email system. Here, for example, is a primer on how to set up your own email server with your own domain. Why is it not possible for Hillary to make available her "consultants and third party experts" to explain the technicals details of her email system? Such openness would allow outside technical experts to verify the level of security inherent in Hillary's email system.

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