new idea for random number generation

[jim bell]

 On Sunday, September 24, 2017, 3:25:10 PM PDT, \0xDynamite <dreamingforward at gmail.com> wrote:
 
 
 On 8/4/17, jim bell <jdb10987 at 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  
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