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Re: Ransomware

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"Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> wrote in message 
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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.

That would be fine when generating a new pad, the speed isnt that important 
then.

> 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.

Not when it's being used to produce the key that encrypts your phone. 

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