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Totally Random One Time Pads

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the random-is-as-random-does dept.

liliafan writes "Scientists in Japan have come up with a way of harnessing a truly random datasource for generating one time encryption pads: Quasars. One time encryption pads are widely accepted as being the most secure form of encryption, but this new technology from the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology makes the pads even more secure."

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  1. Hmm... by fishybell · · Score: 3, Funny
    Where can I buy one of these new fangled quasars anyway?

    From what I hear, I'll probably be able to save on my heating bills too.

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    1. Re:Hmm... by MikeFM · · Score: 2, Funny

      Don't bother, they aren't truely random. Silly geeks don't realize that nature is orderly and reverse engineerable. The aliens can still read your messages!

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  2. One Time Pads... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Women have had those forever...

  3. Has To Be Said by Naked+Chef · · Score: 1, Funny

    I for one welcome our new one-time overlords...

  4. Re:Dupe by suso · · Score: 5, Funny

    So its not truely a one time pad then.

  5. Xl6oUBY by Entropy · · Score: 5, Funny

    i147 F7b AIQzC9 7kXTA8TzJ Vl LcYxkN FXkCFA Ev4Lpwjk2 A0Jy7flvj phOlaTF 3S Z0uPk kP 5RKMkQ 5U5oZPW FzA f rj4FB 4vrI ZWr dovA6W l CS6

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    1. Re:Xl6oUBY by Guppy06 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Mom, hang up the phone! I'm trying to play VGA Planets!

  6. Re:Dupe by koh · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is a dupe of almost the same story from the same source.

    If you had read TFA, you would know they use Slashdot feeds as an entropy source for their one-time pads. They do report problems though, since during a recent test run they noticed 42% of their one-time pads were effectively equal...

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  7. Finally! by loconet · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...harnessing a truly random datasource

    Wow, they finally managed to tap into my girlfriend's mood neurons?

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  8. or IPKI by gadzook33 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Intergalactic Public Key Infrastructure

  9. Re:Old technology... by Mr.+Underbridge · · Score: 2, Funny
    Isn't quartz technology currently being used for timing applications? :P

    Time to check the prescription on your reading glasses there Pops.

  10. Totally Random One Time Pads by wideBlueSkies · · Score: 2, Funny

    So you get to go home to a different apartment each night?

    Cool! But how do you move all your stuff from place to place?

    wbs.

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