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To: Biggirl

One-time cipher pads are still pretty safe so long as you just use them once.


9 posted on 01/02/2014 1:52:15 PM PST by MeganC (Support Matt Bevin to oust Mitch McConnell! https://mattbevin.com/)
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To: MeganC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-time_pad


12 posted on 01/02/2014 2:08:23 PM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; me = independent conservative)
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To: MeganC
One-time cipher pads are still pretty safe so long as you just use them once.

The problem is getting genuinely random numbers for the key. Computers produce only pseudorandom numbers, and even if the keys are genuinely random, keeping the "code book" secure is difficult.

26 posted on 01/02/2014 6:36:23 PM PST by JoeFromSidney (itYe)
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