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Re:Patch Critical Cryptographic Vulnerability in Microsoft W... by Tomte on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @11:56PM (#22051847)
> Maybe I'll generate some high quality OTPs for myself with a good CSPRNG

That's not a one-time pad, it's simply a stream cipher.

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Re:Patch Critical Cryptographic Vulnerability in Microsoft W... by schoen on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @12:21AM (#22051925)
That's the joke!
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