Yes, it can be compressed to zero bits, and the decompression process will generate two alternative outputs.
On Jun 19, 2012, at 8:06 AM, cryptography-requ...@randombit.net wrote: > From: Ben Laurie <b...@links.org> > To: Jon Callas <j...@callas.org> > Cc: Crypto List <cryptography@randombit.net> > Subject: Re: [cryptography] non-decryptable encryption >> >> >> The second wonderful property is that the ciphertext is compressible. >> Usually cipher text is not compressible, but in this case it is. Moreover, >> it is *maximally* compressible. The ciphertext can be compressed to a single >> bit and the ciphertext length recovered after key distribution. > > Surely it can be compress to no bits at all? _______________________________________________ cryptography mailing list cryptography@randombit.net http://lists.randombit.net/mailman/listinfo/cryptography
