FinTech Magazine October 2020 | Page 101

101 computer I ’ m talking to is the one I thought I was talking to because they have cryptographic fingerprints that are easily verified ,” clarifies Beardsley . SMB , on the other hand , was found to be too complex , almost to the point of obscurant . With “ the most destructive internet worms in history ” using SMB in some way , NICER advocates for HTTPS as an alternative . “ SMB is very opaque ,” Beardsley summarises . “ It makes cryptographic guarantees that it can ’ t keep . I ’ m not advocating for the end of SMB , but having it directly
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