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1996-11-24 - Re: IPG Algorith Broken!

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From: Ben Laurie <ben@gonzo.ben.algroup.co.uk>
To: The Deviant <deviant@pooh-corner.com>
Message Hash: d5119e3f964075d665500ecc5632fb8145c85da5a6ed2f7727cc375c767816b2
Message ID: <9611242151.aa13916@gonzo.ben.algroup.co.uk>
Reply To: <Pine.LNX.3.94.961124223038.17852A-100000@random.sp.org>
UTC Datetime: 1996-11-24 22:53:54 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 24 Nov 1996 14:53:54 -0800 (PST)

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From: Ben Laurie <ben@gonzo.ben.algroup.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 1996 14:53:54 -0800 (PST)
To: The Deviant <deviant@pooh-corner.com>
Subject: Re: IPG Algorith Broken!
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.94.961124223038.17852A-100000@random.sp.org>
Message-ID: <9611242151.aa13916@gonzo.ben.algroup.co.uk>
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The Deviant wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Nov 1996, Ben Laurie wrote:
> > And...
> > 
> > "Believe it or not, there is a perfect encryption system. It's called a
> > one-time pad..."
> > 
> 
> Ahh... an OTP isn't unbreakable.  Its just so encredibly breakable that
> you never know which break was the correct one ;)

Note that Schneier says "perfect", not "unbreakable".

Cheers,

Ben.

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