Subj : Numbers stations
To   : Deuce
From : Angus McLeod
Date : Tue Aug 16 2005 08:42 am

  Re: Numbers stations
  By: Deuce to Angus McLeod on Mon Aug 15 2005 21:53:00

 >  > Yes, but other than hand-carried OTP's, I can't think of anything that is
 >  > 100% guaranteed not to have been compromised.
 > 
 > The quantum entangled single photon method should be a winner...
 > http://www.ferret.com.au/articles/e6/0c030ee6.asp

<groan>  I'm going to have equipment for examining the state of a quantum 
state, and when the secret police kick the door down, I will explain it 
all away as a new type of espresso machine...

 > Of course, if you want a 100% guarantee, that means you have to 100% trust t
 > person(s) at the other end.  The only way to 100% guarantee something isn't
 > compromised is to never record it or pass it on to anyone.

For the sake of argument, I make the assumption that the two ends of the 
communications path are secure.  No amount of coding is going to help if 
The Enemy have a camera concealed in the ceiling, watching you type out 
the plain-text before encyphering!

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