One-Time Pad Encryption With No Pad?

Posted by timothy on Thursday March 28, 2002 @09:19AM from the strength-of-weakest-link dept.

thepooleboy writes: "The Globe and Mail has an article about a Toronto area company that has perfected 'Unbreakable Encryption' using the Vernam Cipher." The idea is to use as a one-time pad a large number generated by equations sent with an initial (proprietary) exchange which takes place when users connect to an equipped server. Since real one-time pads' numbers are by definition random and known in advance to both sender and receiver, though, the company seems to be playing fast-and-loose with their terms.

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Re:Can't anyone use their heads at /. ???? by Hemos+(editor) · 2002-03-28 09:40 · Score: 0, Flamebait

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