Paul Elliott <pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com> wrote: > Given a secure communications channel for key exchange, > OTPs are absolutely unbreakable.
Against some attacks, yes. However, unless authentication is used as well, they have absolutely no resistance to a rewrite attack: http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Stream_cipher#Rewrite_attacks -- Who put a stop payment on my reality check? -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech