[65121] in Cypherpunks
Re: ALPHACIPHER - An unbreakable encryption program.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Roy M. Silvernail)
Tue Sep 10 09:27:51 1996
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
X-Original-Article-From: "Wolfgang Hammersmith" <survival@aa.net>
From: roy@sendai.scytale.com (Roy M. Silvernail)
Reply-To: roy@scytale.com
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 1996 07:14:33 CST
In-Reply-To: <01bb9e75.fcf69000$a4dc9dcc@survival>
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In alt.security, survival@aa.net writes:
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>> True, but somehow I have a feeling that Alphacipher is not a one-time
>> pad, and thus is breakable.
>
> This assumption is not true. ALPHACIPHER is, indeed, based upon an OTP.
> We've solved all of the problems associated with pad creation,
> distribution, packaging and many other concerns that have previously
> limited the use of a cipher in this class.
Their web page alludes to a OTP-like operation where you have to
purchase key "refills". It doesn't say where they store the escrowed
copies of the key material.
> Visit our net page at http://www.aa.net/cyber-survival-hq for more
> information, and read the reply in response to the unfounded attack by
> Curtin, posted above.
I recommend this page, if only for the great conspiracy theory about
automated telephone line scanning.
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Roy M. Silvernail [ ] roy@scytale.com
PGP Public Key fingerprint = 31 86 EC B9 DB 76 A7 54 13 0B 6A 6B CC 09 18 B6
Key available from pubkey@scytale.com
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