1995-12-13 - The Elevator Problem (a.k.a. build a private key in public)

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From: fc@all.net (Dr. Frederick B. Cohen)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1995-12-13 07:17:37 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 15:17:37 +0800

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From: fc@all.net (Dr. Frederick B. Cohen)
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 15:17:37 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: The Elevator Problem (a.k.a. build a private key in public)
Message-ID: <9512130511.AA25229@all.net>
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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.

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