Finite Key OTP Functionality: Ciphers That Hold Off Attackers Smarter Than Their Designers

ePrint Report: Finite Key OTP Functionality: Ciphers That Hold Off Attackers Smarter Than Their Designers

Gideon Samid

The prevailing ciphers rely on the weak assumption that their attacker is not smarter than expected by their designers. The resultant crypto ecology favors the cryptographic powerhouses, and hinders cyber freedom, cyber privacy and cyber democracy. This weakness can be remedied by using the gold standard of cryptography -- One Time Pad, OTP. Alas, it comes with a prohibitive cost of a key …

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