From: Bryan Waters <waters@ultimateprivacy.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 11:36:54 -0700 (PDT)
To: "Geoffrey C. Grabow" <cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Finally... a One-Time-Pad implementation that works!!!
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At 05:49 PM 6/27/98 -0400, Geoffrey C. Grabow wrote:
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>TriStrata has announced that is has a product that provides OTP without the
>pad distribution problem.  The product also has a unique key-recovery
>system.  Check out:
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>http://www.tristrata.com
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>for details.
>
I wish there were more details.  Namely how they generate their 10^30 byte
"virtual keystream".
In order to be a true one-time pad the keystream needs to be completely
random, this looks more like a psuedo-random stream cypher to me.  But it
should be fast and still might be secure.  

As a competing one-time pad vendor I don't want to be a pot calling the
kettle black, but If I've learned anything from the cypherpunks, it's prove
it.  Which is what we've tried to do.


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