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No, the notion of the unbreakable one time pad is a great notion to have around. It is the good standard for crypto systems. Yes it's unworkable in practice b
by admax88q 13y ago
No, the notion of the unbreakable one time pad is a great notion to have around.
It is the good standard for crypto systems. Yes it's unworkable in practice but that's exactly why nobody really uses it. It is useful for teaching and making comparisons.
- voidlogic 13y agoGovernments use it all the time. (Men with handcuffed briefcases and armed guards..) Before you send your submarine to sea for example, you can provide them with many gigabytes of one time pad. They can then use this for their most secret communication.