I guess the CIA's whupass has inserted itself into the cypherpunks email chain again. Zenaan On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 07:51:52AM +1000, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 10:49:10AM -0400, Marina Brown wrote:
On 09/25/2017 02:38 AM, jim bell wrote:
On Sunday, September 24, 2017, 3:25:10 PM PDT, \0xDynamite <dreamingforward@gmail.com> wrote:
On 8/4/17, jim bell <jdb10987@yahoo.com <mailto:jdb10987@yahoo.com>> wrote:
"Vernam cipher"
YES! That is the cipher. I can't believe I forgot the name of it. Geez, I'm just re-realizing all of my undergrad training.
AFAICT, it is UNBREAKABLE if the keysize is at least half the size of your plaintext. Marxos
My understanding is that the keysize ought to be as long as the message to be encrypted.
And yes, it is unbreakable... UNLESS you try to reuse the keys!!! Google-search the word "Venona" to learn more.
Jim Bell
Very very easy to implement too, though getting quality key material is a bit of a hassle.
I have considered filming rough water then taking the low bits and repacking them.
I wonder if low bits from the sounds in a chicken coop would work too.
Out here's a ways in the boonies, we grab dem chicken low bits in the morning', add milk, scramble up some brekky for the yunguns - best with cheese, tomaytoes, and onions too when we got 'em; Pa likes fresh CIA bacon whupass with 'is...