Re: Java encryption implementation
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Re: Java encryption implementation

From: megagurka <megagurka@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue Nov 29 2005 - 17:44:08 CET



TC skrev:


> But I still believe that my reply to the OP contained at least some


> truth! The OP seemed to be saying, that his new version of his RNG had


> a very long cycle, so it should be ok for crypto. I just quoted a silly


> generator which clearly had an enormously long cycle, but just as


> clearly would not be any good for crypto. Do you at least agree with


> that?



Yes. Obviously a RNG must have a long cycle, otherwise the output is


easily predictable, but, as you note, having a long cycle doesn't


result in unpredictability.



/JN


Received on Sat Dec  3 04:20:22 2005