Re: the FBI and 1 time pads
From: Eugene Styer (Eugene.Styer_at_eku.edu)
Date: 08/27/03
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Date: 27 Aug 2003 07:19:53 -0700
"Hubert von Jättekivastjärna Sr." <NO_MAIL@THANKS.invalid> wrote in message news:<Pu_2b.60$ZB4.52@reader1.news.jippii.net>...
> I guess one might also say that the problem with OTP boils down to the
> following dilemma:
> 1.) I have no secure channel to deliver the keys : so I cannot use OTP the
> secure way.
> 2.) I have a secure channel : so I don't need OTP (or any other form of
> encryption), I just use plain text!
Not quite - Having a secure channel doesn't mean we will have it at
the time we need to send the message. With an OTP, the OTP can be sent
in advance. Think about a sub: We can use our secure channel to pass
the OTP key while it is in port, then send the messages while at sea.
Eugene Styer
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