Re: Babbleprint ?

On Sun, Nov 20, 2005 at 02:29:04AM +0000, Pete wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I just wondered if anyone could explain to a non-techie what the term
> 'Babbleprint' refers to in the server dialog that appears when one first
> connects to an SILC server.
> 
> Is it like in PGP where you can show the fingerprint in hexadecimal instead
> of just letters ?

  It _is_ fingerprint. Babbleprint is simply a way to encode binary data
into printable strings - but unlike hex-encoding, its function is to
create strings that should be possible to pronounce.

  Hence, "babble".

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