From: Ulrik > Sent: February-15-13 11:57 AM > > On 2013-02-15 16:34, MacDonald, Stuart wrote: > > This isn't supposed to happen. A strong encryption algorithm will > > render completely different crypt text for even a single bit change in > > the plaintext, and, a single bit change in the crypt text is supposed > > to decrypt to corrupt plaintext. > > I think this is your misconception. It can't strictly be true, because > the uncorrupted prefix of the file will always decrypt ok. To truly > render the *whole* decryption corrupt when the ciphertext is altered, > that would require a multi-pass encryption algorithm.
I did say I'm a novice in this area. :-) The prefix argument is a good point. ...Stu -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
