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1996-04-19 - Re: why compression doesn’t perfectly even out entropy

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From: “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@piermont.com>
To: Peter Monta <pmonta@qualcomm.com>
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Message ID: <199604191221.IAA11773@jekyll.piermont.com>
Reply To: <199604190607.XAA17848@mage.qualcomm.com>
UTC Datetime: 1996-04-19 18:42:08 UTC
Raw Date: Sat, 20 Apr 1996 02:42:08 +0800

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From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 1996 02:42:08 +0800
To: Peter Monta <pmonta@qualcomm.com>
Subject: Re: why compression doesn't perfectly even out entropy
In-Reply-To: <199604190607.XAA17848@mage.qualcomm.com>
Message-ID: <199604191221.IAA11773@jekyll.piermont.com>
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Peter Monta writes:
> No, he's correct; cryptanalytic schemes like those you mention rely
> on statistical toeholds *in the context of a deterministic cipher
> algorithm*.  For one-time pads that are "cooked" or "screened" (and
> I agree that it's a silly thing to do), the toehold is much weaker,
> infinitesimal in fact.

Please learn what the context of the discussion was before
commenting. It was not about using cooked streams for one time pads.

Furthermore, I suggest you look up the Venona intercept work and tell
me again about how far an advesary will go with a tiny toehold.

.pm

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