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To: Chode

>>if it was from a one-time pad, good luck...

Exactly. A one time pad is not decipherable. Anyone can use a simple Bingo device to encrypt text in such a way that it’s indistinguishable from random text, regardless of the size of the computer trying to break it.... even if quantum computing were fully possible and utilized.


26 posted on 11/23/2012 7:32:36 AM PST by RingerSIX (My wife and I took an AIDS vaccine that they offer down at our Church.)
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To: RingerSIX
yup, and as jamaksin mentioned, even IF it had been used before, what are the chances of a message from the same cypher still existing? if i had to guess, i'd say none...
29 posted on 11/23/2012 8:20:45 AM PST by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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