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Encryption by Hand?
Arachn1d writes "A question for all those slashdot math-geeks out there: What's the simplest, but most secure encryption algorithm you can devise or provide a link to that can be carried out with nothing but a pen, some paper and a calculator? Bonus points for any public-key cryptography solutions!" Bruce Schneier developed an encryption algorithm designed to be performed with a deck of cards, but it's rather slow to do for fun. Well, you did say "a calculator", and if we assume a programmable calculator your options probably expand quite a bit...
Look, this motherfucker is trying to do shit by hand, on a fucking calculator. If this wasn't some bush league fucking hobby, then there'd be cause for concern. If this was a legit fucking affair, I think that there would be a wee fucking smidgin more interest given to some fancy fucking method other than some fucking part time bullshit.
I think for this particular fucking purpose, some motherfucking book in the goddamn library will serve quite fucking nicely for passing cute little notes to and fucking fro.
This is not some Freedeom of the Fucking Free Motherfucking world issue here, so far as it goes. I don't recall the last fucking time the bitchass mofos at the National Security Agency posted a fucking question to Ask Fucking Slashdot in order to further the interests of our mother loving fucking country. So, I think that a OTP from a fucking 1000 page book full of random bullshit will do in just about 99% of the fucking situations. If the information is so fucking important, I would suggest using, oh say, something less gypsy rigged.