1995-12-14 - Re: The Elevator Problem (a.k.a. build a private key in public)

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To: cypherpunks@toad.com (Cypherpunks Mailing List)
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From: futplex@pseudonym.com (Futplex)
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 95 00:29:00 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com (Cypherpunks Mailing List)
Subject: Re: The Elevator Problem (a.k.a. build a private key in public)
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> Alice: tell Bob your public key
> Bob: use Alice's public key to encrypt a random number and tell it to everyone
> 
> Now: start communicating using the random number as a private key.

It's far from clear that this is a patent-free solution.

-Futplex <futplex@pseudonym.com>

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