new idea for random number generation

Marina Brown catskillmarina at gmail.com
Mon Sep 25 07:49:10 PDT 2017


On 09/25/2017 02:38 AM, jim bell wrote:
> On Sunday, September 24, 2017, 3:25:10 PM PDT, \0xDynamite
> <dreamingforward at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 8/4/17, jim bell <jdb10987 at yahoo.com <mailto:jdb10987 at yahoo.com>> wrote:
>>> "Vernam cipher"
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> 
>>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
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> 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.

--- Marin



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