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Re:Mega, the new MegaUpload, to launch on January 19 by icebraining on Thursday January 17, 2013 @06:15PM (#5075897)
That process is essentially how PGP works: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/PG...
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Re:Mega, the new MegaUpload, to launch on January 19 by graue on Thursday January 17, 2013 @07:01PM (#5076167)
Ah, interesting. What's the rationale for using the intermediate random key when sending the content to only one recipient?
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Re:Mega, the new MegaUpload, to launch on January 19 by icebraining on Friday January 18, 2013 @04:16AM (#5077831)
What I read - and I can't vouch for it - is that performance was very important for developing the hybrid model.

Besides, it'd add more complexity to an already sensitive algorithm. As the Zen of Python says, special cases aren't special enough to break the rules.

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