From: Carl Ellison <cme@TIS.COM>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 95 15:06:59 PDT
To: unicorn@access.digex.net
Subject: Re: NSA, Random Number Generation, Soviet Codes, Prohibition of Crypto
In-Reply-To: <199507122014.NAA19181@comsec.com>
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If I remember correctly from "Spycatcher", the Soviets misused the one time
pad allowing the Verona breaks, by using it twice, not by making slightly
weak rannos.

Of course, in this business, anything you read/hear could be a cover
story.

 - Carl

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