-- [ From: amp * EMC.Ver #2.3 ] -- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- greetings c-punks, i may have posted this at some time in the past, as i have asked it elsewhere and gotten different responses. i'm interested in that the folx here think about it though, so here it is... i want a source of data for use as a otp. i don't want to have to hook up any external devices to my pc to do it. (although some of the methods mentioned in the past few days are quite interesting.) i'd like to know if there was a reason not to use the output of pgp to do it. i've been playing with the following method. i take a file and encrypt it to a key with the '-a' flag on. this generates an ascii file that is easily editable using simple, standard rexx calls. i strip the first 20 or so lines and the last 20 or so lines and put the resulting file aside. then i perform the same operation again and append the file to the previous result. i repeat until the file is sufficiently large for my purposes and then give the resulting file to the person(s) i want to have it. i still need a program to make use of the otp i've produced, but havent gotten that far as this is still pretty much a thought experiment and something for me to waste time with. once i'm ready to make use of it i'll either find a program or attempt to write something to use to make the data i've generated useful. i would think that the output of pgp should be pretty darn random. if it isn't, then it's usefulness is less than its reputation imo. as you can tell if you've read this far, i'm not a cryptographer. i just like the stuff and am working to become more proficient in its use as i think it is important if we are to maintain our privacy in an increasingly digital world. what are the holes in this? why would it be unadvisable to do it? otoh, would it be a good basis for a otp? amp <0003701548@mcimail.com> <alan.pugh@internetmci.com> PGP Key = 4A2683C1 November 5, 1995 1:16 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQEVAwUBMJxWxigP1O9KJoPBAQFzxggAmRyJlfZVt8s6shqkkvFxmSpJdyZvaSEw O/hQEb5fJK4FuxZaIyw2Enp4Ca1/vGeEaw1Zc8JM2wSk2Km4Vjl7zlJjmIpOJ6Nw QAJfpHwwz77NMpMiWLj/m9nwkBeQs3IPcgDywIBu2Hfw6o79bndUS+GbEoG0f/+L jH7y0bZ+pNX/fLYaPZRnPPGVDqPn7VkfuvByT5Op5rNbHU56kSneW3bC79M1SO3K sYXpdGYU6mWC5xbYq1eQI9sCpkdB4pftMC3cizvKdueXGTMnXbngwBnu+Hk7GONz KOx9x6rWPJ/NBTJONiz4Scg28XelnziBP5OYXSWzBNFBoauZpcK0MQ== =8lYe -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----