> > David E. Weekly[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Which means that you should start thinking about > > > using OTP *now* if you have secrets you'd like to keep past when an > > > adversary of yours might have access to a quantum computer. ... > > OTPs won't help a bit for that problem. > They're fine for transmitting new data if you've already sent a pad, > but they're useless for storing secrets, because you can only decrypt > something if you've got the pad around, and you have to burn the pad after > use.
Yes, sorry -- I should have clarified as "you should start thinking about encrypting data transmissions using OTP *now* if you'd like to send secrets you'd like to keep..." -- destroying both pads after transmission should be obvious. I wasn't attempting to address secure data storage. -d
