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One-Time Pad Encryption With No Pad?

Posted by timothy on 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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  1. "Unbreakable" is to "encryption", as... by volpe · · Score: 5, Funny

    ..."unsinkable" is to "ship"

  2. Re:buzz .. wrong by zulux · · Score: 4, Funny

    decipher this:

    kjashduyqwhasklasj

    Underneeth each letter I put the row of the keyboard that the key belongs to.

    kjashduyqwhasklasj
    222222111122222222

    Thus usuing me l33t 5kilz - I have determined that your keyboard is missing its entire thrid row of keys.

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