Re:“Turkey coup plotters' use of 'amateur' app helped unveil...
by niftich on Thursday August 04, 2016 @12:15AM
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This is the 'null cipher' [1].
A modern, digital scheme similar to this is called 'chaffing and winnowing' [2]. Both are steganography rather than encryption, but the intent is the same -- to communicate securely over an insecure channel.
A modern, digital scheme similar to this is called 'chaffing and winnowing' [2]. Both are steganography rather than encryption, but the intent is the same -- to communicate securely over an insecure channel.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_cipher [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaffing_and_winnowing