The Elevator Problem (a.k.a. build a private key in public)

Futplex futplex at pseudonym.com
Thu Dec 14 00:29:00 PST 1995


> Alice: tell Bob your public key
> Bob: use Alice's public key to encrypt a random number and tell it to everyone
> 
> Now: start communicating using the random number as a private key.

It's far from clear that this is a patent-free solution.

-Futplex <futplex at pseudonym.com>







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