Re: I've seen things you people wouldn't believe...

In article <slrng27nb5.9it.andrea+usenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Andrea Shepard  <andrea+usenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>In <e-mdnZc8Gvbv4b7VnZ2dnUVZ_q-jnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> on 2008-05-08,
> Doug Wickstrom <nimshubur@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Really good codes are unbreakable.  Given sufficient time and
>> effort, any cipher (which is what you appear to be discussing),
>> can be cracked.
>
>*sigh*
>
>Go look up one time pads.
>
>Well, so they aren't very practical.

If
- it's computerized,
- you can carry the one-time pad without a problem (border control
  won't seize your DVD of random bits)
- your message volume is a lot less than the storage media (typed-in
  text e-mail versus a DVD full of key)
it's eminently practical.

-- 
Tim McDaniel, tmcd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]