Encrypting fax machine
Eric Hughes
hughes at ah.com
Mon Jul 18 22:26:26 PDT 1994
At 6:07 AM 7/18/94, John Young wrote:
>We use an encryption algorithm called seeded pseudo-random
>number generator, Mr. Varga said. The company chose that
>algorithm because it is in the public domain, he added.
One would think that anybody who would go to the expense of designing an
encrypting FAX machine could at least afford to read the introduction to
any beginning crypto book.
I just said this last week. PNRG-XOR can be very secure. If they're
using Blum-Blum-Shub, it could be secure, since there are other things
to go wrong. If they're using a LFSR, it's not secure.
It looks like a none-too-competent technology reporter to me.
Eric
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