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Article #4003Re: One time pads?
From: Doug Gwyn
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1988 18:56
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1988 18:56
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In article <1988Feb15.151522.5094@utzoo.uucp> henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes: >this is a double-edged sword: the messages cannot be decrypted but the >substantial pads of random numbers pose concealment problems. Yes, possession of such a pad would be considered evidence of ill intent. Keys that can be carried in one's head (or looked up in commonly available books) have a practical advantage here, although they are not absolutely secure.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!bellcore!decvax!yale!cmcl2!brl-adm!brl-smoke!gwyn From: gwyn@brl-smoke.ARPA (Doug Gwyn ) Newsgroups: sci.crypt Subject: Re: One time pads? Message-ID: <7272@brl-smoke.ARPA> Date: 17 Feb 88 18:56:19 GMT References: <4209@june.cs.washington.edu> <1988Feb15.151522.5094@utzoo.uucp> Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn>) Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD. Lines: 8