OTP(one time pad) encryption, properly implimented, is completly unbreakable. Period. This is what Russian spies(all spies??) used to send coded messages. To impliment for computer message use would require an offline exchange of single use keys, but...after that, there is no way to attack this.
Well nothing is unbreakable, I mean exactly nothing. The algorithm survive quantum attacks but the fact is you don't need quantum computers to break it. Read it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McEliece_cryptosystem#Attacks
Of course doing a research is nice but publishing conclusions is different.
Of course it's crackable. But, first you must find someone that cares about cracking it. Most of these so-called attempts were done at the request of people who use the encryption, so the attempts at cracking are half-hearted.
It's true, though. The SSL that we use at VeriSign is based on the original algorithm, too, albeit with some additions over the years to dissuade phishing and sniffing attacks. It's also interesting to consider that encryption was never designed to protect anything beyond the data points it shields; folks who note MITM attacks as a core weakness don't realize that that those exploit peripheral and unsafe connections, even in the case of extended validation ssl (with its green url bar). Obviously EV SSL has a bit more under the hood, but it's all based upon the original principles for a good reason - they're sturdy.
OTP(one time pad) encryption, properly implimented, is completly unbreakable. Period. This is what Russian spies(all spies??) used to send coded messages. To impliment for computer message use would require an offline exchange of single use keys, but...after that, there is no way to attack this.
Well nothing is unbreakable, I mean exactly nothing. The algorithm survive quantum attacks but the fact is you don't need quantum computers to break it. Read it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McEliece_cryptosystem#Attacks
Of course doing a research is nice but publishing conclusions is different.
Yes they do. oh wait is gone... hang on... I need a quantum case, (or do I)
Panic over.
Of course it's crackable. But, first you must find someone that cares about cracking it. Most of these so-called attempts were done at the request of people who use the encryption, so the attempts at cracking are half-hearted.
It's true, though. The SSL that we use at VeriSign is based on the original algorithm, too, albeit with some additions over the years to dissuade phishing and sniffing attacks. It's also interesting to consider that encryption was never designed to protect anything beyond the data points it shields; folks who note MITM attacks as a core weakness don't realize that that those exploit peripheral and unsafe connections, even in the case of extended validation ssl (with its green url bar). Obviously EV SSL has a bit more under the hood, but it's all based upon the original principles for a good reason - they're sturdy.