On Wed, 23 Jun 1999, Trei, Peter wrote:
> Nor am I. In fact, I can't help but wonder
> if this is a case where computers (which are
> effectively black boxes which users are asked
> to trust) are the wrong approach.
>
Seeing that computers may not be the answer I
here propose a protocol which need be can be
implemented without computer, but which still
can be aided by one.
1) n Persons bring along 1 strip of paper each
containing a random string of text, such as:
"My grandmas wooden leg was once invaded
by a band of woodpeckers".
2) As they convene the strips are laid face down
on a table. ( Persons name may be written on back )
Every person can choose when and where he will place
his strip. ( They are laid down in an ordered list. )
3) The strings are then concatinated in the order
found on the table. This superstring is then
used to key a deck of card according to Bruce
Schneiers solitaire keying algorithm.
(http://www.counterpane.com/solitaire.html)
( The last step may be aided by a computer )
Assuming that Solitaires keying produces a
sufficiently random shuffle, the above
process should be adequate. It is both easy
to audit and hard to cheat.
frank
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