Re: POTP gets good press

[Simon Spero <ses@tipper.oit.unc.edu>]

On Wed, 7 Feb 1996, Bryce wrote:

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> Content:  includes diagrams entitled "Link Level Encryption"
> in which sender transmits keys to receiver, and "Packet
> Level Encryption" in which sender transmits key sto
> certificate authority which transmits them to multiple
> receivers, and "Synchronized Random Key Generation (SRKG)" 
> 
> Am I right in thinking this is utter unmitigated
> bullsh snake oil?  Does anybody have any other

It could be doing something SKIP like; if the certificates are DH certs, 
it could be using those to generate a shared secret, and combing that 
with an IV to generate a key.

hard to tell from the article

Simon