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Re: Dorothy and the four Horseman
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Donald E. Eastlake 3rd)
Fri Jun 6 16:55:12 1997
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 15:53:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Donald E. Eastlake 3rd" <dee@cybercash.com>
To: Phil Karn <karn@qualcomm.com>
Cc: cryptography@c2.net
In-Reply-To: <199706061850.LAA08048@servo.qualcomm.com>
Didn't someone once espouse the theory that on your disk with ciphertext
you should also include a file which when xor'ed with the ciphertext
produces one of Shakespeare's plays....?
Donald
On Fri, 6 Jun 1997, Phil Karn wrote:
> Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 11:50:21 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Phil Karn <karn@qualcomm.com>
> To: cme@cybercash.com
> Cc: PADGETT@hobbes.orl.mmc.com, cryptography@c2.net
> Subject: Re: Dorothy and the four Horseman
>
> >I think I would have to rely on a defense of the form: "Sure, you decrypted
> >it to read >>Bomb the FBI Headquarters<< but I can demonstrate a decryption
> >that reads >>love and peace eternally.<<".
>
> Right. I can see it now: explaining concepts like "unicity distance" to
> a jury of twelve ordinary, nontechnical citizens...
>
> Phil
>
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