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[Simon Spero]

On Mon, 22 Jan 1996, Roy M. Silvernail wrote:

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> 
> > Note that RSA normally is used as probabilistic encryption: encrypt the
> > same plaintext twice, and you'll likely get two different ciphertexts.
> 
> I think you're confusing PGP's use of random session keys and random
> padding with actual RSA encryption.  Using RSA alone on a given
> plaintext will always give you the same ciphertext.

RSA used in a raw mode will always give the same plaintext for the same 
cyphertext; however most uses of RSA use (or at least should use) PKCS1 
random padding - thus the plaintext passed to RSA will be different each 
time.

Simon