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Re:Cryptography May Not Be Dead, But It Is on Life Support by eli on Tuesday January 21, 2014 @01:38PM (#7097232)
How do you mean?
Re:Cryptography May Not Be Dead, But It Is on Life Support by ReidZB on Tuesday January 21, 2014 @01:48PM (#7097324)
I'm not the OP, but:

Securely-encrypted data is supposed to be indistinguishable from truly-random data --- this is the widely-used definition of security for encryption. If laws are in place requiring that a user reveal any decryption keys upon a court order, then a truly-random file will "look" encrypted and so you may be ordered to provide your key to decrypt the file. Of course, it is truly random, and there is no key, so you would be in contempt of court. Indeed, assuming secure encryption, there is no way to prove that a truly random file is not actually encrypted.

In an extreme case, where the state outlaws secrets entirely, possession of truly-random data will look like you are attempting to hide secrets.

Re:Cryptography May Not Be Dead, But It Is on Life Support by AnimalMuppet on Tuesday January 21, 2014 @04:50PM (#7098746)
Also note that truly random data can encrypt other data simply by XORing it. That is, truly random data can in fact be a cryptographic key, if you use it as one.
Re:Cryptography May Not Be Dead, But It Is on Life Support by nova on Tuesday January 21, 2014 @04:53PM (#7098767)
Steganography, then?