[43249] in Cypherpunks
Re: POTP Security
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bill Frantz)
Sat Nov 11 02:08:16 1995
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 1995 22:58:55 -0800
To: jgrubs@left.webcasters.com, cypherpunks@toad.com
From: frantz@netcom.com (Bill Frantz)
At 19:30 11/10/95 -0500, jgrubs@left.webcasters.com wrote:
>>The first commercially available implementation of our
>>POTP (Power One Time Pad) encryption algorithm. The package includes
>>a POTP Secure FTP Client, POTP Secure FTP Server, and POTP FileCrypt -
>>a stand alone file encryption program.
>What level of security does this cute, little puppy provide???
Since they advertize One Time Pad security, the first thing I want to know
is how they distribute their keys. One Time Pads require a key as long as
the encyphered message. A one-time-pad system without a convincing story
about key distribution is bullshit.
Bill
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