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Re: POTP gets good press
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I, Bryce, wrote:
> 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)"
> a la "Power One Time Pad" in which no keys are transmitted
> and multiple recievers magically decipher messages via
> built-in encryption devices.
>
> Am I right in thinking this is utter unmitigated
> bullsh snake oil? Does anybody have any other
An entity calling itself "Simon Spero
<[email protected]>" is alleged to have written:
> 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
But this would entail a certificate authority to prevent
MITM attack, right? The article clearly claimed that POTP
did away with the necessity of key management completely--
a claim that I find only slightly more believable than a
patent application for a perpetual motion machine.
Regards,
Bryce
"Toys, Tools and Technologies"
<a href="http://www.c2.org/~bryce/Niche.html"> the Niche </a>
New Signal Consulting -- C++, Java, HTML, Ecash
<a href="mailto:[email protected]"> Bryce </a>
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