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Re:One-Time Pad reinvented to make electronic copying imposs... by jere on Monday May 20, 2013 @10:09PM (#5741500)
>That looks to be a significant improvement over any kind of cryptography that stores keys electronically and is therefore vulnerable to an electronic attack that can copy digital information perfectly.

Hmmm... so is paper?

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Re:One-Time Pad reinvented to make electronic copying imposs... by chacham15 on Monday May 20, 2013 @11:20PM (#5741724)
Well, you cant send paper privately in milliseconds across the country. But yes, the meeting to create the key limits the possible receivers as well as a connivance hassle.
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