On Tuesday 05 November 2002 04:40, bob parker wrote: > On Tue, 5 Nov 2002 09:51, Michael Naumann wrote: > > If you want unbreakable encryption, you must go for a program able to > > handle a "One Time Pad" and you must only use each Pad once. > > No not really. Text encrypted with a one time pad decrypts to every > possible text if and only if the encryption key is the same length as the > protected text. IE if you encrypt with a short key it is not a one time pad > but a many time pad.
Of course, you're right. I forgot to mention, that the pad needs to be at least as long as the message. -- Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
