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Re: Ransomware

From "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net>
Newsgroups alt.folklore.computers
Subject Re: Ransomware
Date 2016-02-22 10:12 -0600
Message-ID <dj0qc1FsktlU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References <diru4gFlas4U1@mid.individual.net> <OBFyy.8691$Rv2.4789@fx04.iad>

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"Scott Lurndal" wrote:

>>"Osmium" wrote:
>><snip>
>> > But theory says you need a random number generator and, sadly, RC4 is
>> > not
>>a
>>> random number generator.
>>
>>Should be: But theory says you need a random number generator to create a
>>one-time pad and, sadly, RC4 is not a random number generator.
>>
>
> There's a random number generator in the CRC Math Handbook that would
> work, if a bit slowly.

Well it's not in *my* copy of CRC :-)

Are you sure it generates truly random numbers, and not *pseudo* random 
numbers? RC4 is a very good PRNG.

If they are truly random, you need the plane chugging along or else send a 
copy of the one time pad that will be used ahead of time. 

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Re: Ransomware "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-02-20 13:46 -0600
  Re: Ransomware scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-02-22 15:14 +0000
    Re: Ransomware "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-02-22 10:12 -0600
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      Re: Ransomware scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-02-22 17:26 +0000
        Re: Ransomware "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-02-22 12:00 -0600
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          Re: Ransomware scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-02-22 18:28 +0000
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          Re: Ransomware Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-02-22 15:19 -0600
            Re: Ransomware Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2016-02-22 15:57 -0600
              Re: Ransomware Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-02-22 16:27 -0600
                Re: Ransomware Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2016-02-22 17:57 -0600
            Re: Ransomware "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-02-22 15:59 -0600
              Re: Ransomware Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2016-02-22 20:54 -0600
                Re: Ransomware Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-02-22 21:27 -0600
                Re: Ransomware Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2016-02-25 08:33 -0500
            Re: Ransomware Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2016-02-24 09:23 -0500
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