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| From | John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc, alt.folklore.computers |
| Subject | Re: one time pads, not Python |
| Date | 2026-01-02 04:55 +0000 |
| Organization | Taughannock Networks |
| Message-ID | <10j7j49$2cnu$1@gal.iecc.com> (permalink) |
| References | <CtydnVqzjrtfd5P0nZ2dnZfqn_adnZ2d@giganews.com> <10j0c6d$1nm5b$9@dont-email.me> <wwvms2z98ll.fsf@LkoBDZeT.terraraq.uk> <BmGdnaApAKq2ocn0nZ2dnZfqn_sAAAAA@giganews.com> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
According to c186282 <c186282@nnada.net>: > If you know something ABOUT 'the pad' - like how > many letters/numbers and how it's used - that may > offer some attack options, at least narrow things > down at bit. No, a real OTP is unbreakable. The problem is that for every byte of message you need a byte of key, so distributing the keys and using them correctly is a logistical nightmare. Venona decrpted Soviet messages that used OTPs because sone of the putative OTPs in fact were used more than once which was enough to let the US crack them. -- Regards, John Levine, johnl@taugh.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies", Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. https://jl.ly
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