17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
paul@fatmans.demon.co.uk wrote:
Can you explain to me how your one time pad algorithm is any better than encryption something with, say, RC4 or any other cipher using a key that is the same length as the seed for your PRNG?
Well for a start there is no possible cryptanalytic (rather than brute force) attack on a one time pad, the system can be mathematically proven to be secure with a very simple bit of statistics.
Ooops : there is no possible attack at all with a properly implmented OTP cryptosystem. There is no keyspace to "brute-force" search. Any message is as likely as any other. Check Schneier.