OTP, flammability of silk

Major Variola (ret) mv at cdc.gov
Wed Jan 9 11:21:57 PST 2002


> Even so, sometimes people
>start reusing pads, which means they are no longer "one time."

Ergo Leo Marks' insisting that the silk pages of his OTPs be burned
after use.
(The other reason being 'forward secrecy' if the used page were found.)





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