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This has to be false, no? If there is data encoded there, that is non-random, then there is also non-randomness encoded there.
by gburt 13y ago
This has to be false, no? If there is data encoded there, that is non-random, then there is also non-randomness encoded there.
- SolarNet 13y agoOne of the primary goals of encryption is to make the result random, such that no structure can be determined. However you are correct, there is structure there, but it's encoded with so much randomness that the structure is effectively hidden. It's the whole point of encryption.
- axman6 13y agoThe point of encryption is to make non-random data appear random, and sense can only be made of it when the correct key is used to decode it.