Practical Secret Protection

1 Introduction

The phrase "Rubber-Hose Cryptography" is used to refer to the direct application of pressure on any individual withholding information so that they might feel the "joy at being given the opportunity to confess their secrets". Strictly speaking, this is an inaccurate term because this method only involves breaking a cipher or recovering a key. The term "Rubber-Hose Cryptanalysis" is more applicable. The purpose of this article is to explore the more literal meaning of "Rubber-Hose Cryptography".