yes. and i covered this. esp. when the issue applies to the stenagraphic component. using phi as a model of the method. but, phi is well known & predictable. however, other sequences not.
--- jth...@astro.indiana.edu wrote: From: Jonathan Thornburg <jth...@astro.indiana.edu> To: jam...@echeque.com, cryptography@randombit.net Subject: Re: [cryptography] non-decryptable encryption Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:30:59 -0400 (EDT) The digit sequence 0.1234567891011121314151617181920212223... (or its equivalent in binary, hex, or your other favorite base) never repeats, but provides no security whatsoever. One-time pads need nonrepeating sequences *which the adversary can't predict*. -- -- "Jonathan Thornburg [remove -animal to reply]" <jth...@astro.indiana-zebra.edu> Dept of Astronomy & IUCSS, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA "Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral." -- quote by Freire / poster by Oxfam _______________________________________________ cryptography mailing list cryptography@randombit.net http://lists.randombit.net/mailman/listinfo/cryptography _____________________________________________________________ You @ 37.com - The world's easiest free Email address ! _______________________________________________ cryptography mailing list cryptography@randombit.net http://lists.randombit.net/mailman/listinfo/cryptography