Re: Babbleprint ?

On Sun, Nov 20, 2005 at 10:05:40AM +0200, Mika Bostrom typed :
> 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".

Thanks very much for the clear explanation Mika. Much appreciated.

Regards,

Pete.

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