Sigh. Here comes another one.....
We have been trying to post this News Release to several places in USENET, but are seemingly being thwarted by person or persons unknown. Shortly after the posting, on 01-26-96, our postings were all methodically removed without any trace evidence. We have been unable to maintain their posting since. We believe that the obvious malefactor may be at the root of these problems. Why would 'they' try to keep this from coming to light? Because 'they' know what is best for all of us.
Maybe they know it's a waste of bandwidth!
The posting(s) concern an extremely easy to use, unbreakable system for encrypting all user sensitive data going out over Internet. As a reference to its unbreakability, I refer you to an article by Paul Leyland on Internet at: http://dcs.ex.ac.uk/~aba/otp.html Mr. Leyland refers to some problems, which our PCX system addresses and resolves.
That piece discusses true one-time pads. To anyone reading the posts on Cpunks and sci.crypt regarding another purported purveyor of OTP technology, this is g oing to ring some very familiar bells. Again: you can't create pseudo-randoms on-the-fly, algorithmically, and call it OTP. Just stop it!
I suppose it's possible that some intelligible text was run thru this
[SNIP] The good obviously outweighs the bad. We must stop this insanity of some imagined fear being advanced as the rationale from keeping us from doing something that will immensely benefit us all. If we allow some crazed terrorist fear keep us from doing something important, then we become the victims of that terror. That is not right! We cannot let faceless terrorists dictate what we can and cannot do. With the forgoing in mind, we are pleased to make the following press release: package's transform, producting this example of random unintelligible gibberish! If You Break our System, You've Bought our Company! Internet.Privacy.Guaranteed, IPG, today announced a new product line that guarantees privacy for 2 to 20,000 or more or more people on Internet. They back up there Guarantee with their Corporate motto, 'If You Break our System, You Have Bought our Company.' IPG Guarantees Absolute Privacy on Internet. Using the trademark CRE transform,
If I can find an explanation of what a CRE transform really is in any IPG material, what do I get?
the IPG PCX Nvelopes system translates any intelligble digitized information into random gibberish.
So does XOR-ing a message with the output of my compiler's "rand()" function: does this make it secure? Ridiculously not.
Only one other user, or more in certain instances where there is a need to know, will have the Nvelopener required to transform the random gibberish back into intelligible digitized information. CRE Transforms, trademark IPG, are the only acknowledged unbreakable method of so transforming digitized information.
Acknowledged by whom? Where are they? What do they really say? What information was given them about the implementation? Who is IDG, what are their bona-fides? Did they work for the Mossad once, per chance? That's always a good line.....
There are no passwords, encryption keys, or anything like that to conjure up, remember, and perhaps forget. PCX Nvelopes usage is automatic, similar to PKZIPand PKUNZIP. Easy to install, use, add to, and administer. It is Unbreakable If an individual, or any group of individuals, break the IPG Privacy System, IPG will sell them their company for $1.00, and even give them the dollar to buy it with. If you think you can, just try and find out that it is impossible. There may be rumors that someone has broken the system, but that is not possible, it will never happen. Don't Waste your time ! How dare IPG have the unmitigated gall? When you are certain, then you are certain, and IPG is certain! Others dare not make such a brazen boast because they cannot possibly back it up, but IPG most certainly can. Every informed expert of the technology will confirm, without reservation, that the IPG system is not breakable, as many already have! There, we have thrown down that gauntlet, dare you pick it up? Be forewarned, if you do, in your quest, you will never become a knight; but instead, will only become utterly benighted.
Would you buy an encryption system from this (wo)/man?
CRE Transforms The system uses CRE transforms, called Nvelopes, to translate any meaningful digitized information into random gibberish. In order to convert that random gibberish back into intelligible usable form, a Nvelopener is required, and only the recipient has the required Nvelopener.
OH, **THAT** explains it! ROTFL!!!!