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teacher of British and American literature in a private overseas program; work background specializing in certain aspects of information security

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How were one-time pads and keys historically generated?
Feb 3, 2018
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Common Classical Ciphers
Aug 6, 2021
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Looking for the current status of the Chinese national cryptographic algorithm design competition
Jul 27, 2021
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What was the BassOmatic cipher, and what made it so weak?
Feb 22, 2021
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Make a Strong, Easy-to-Remember Password Using Classical Cryptography?
Jul 23, 2021
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Most secure but feasible encryption running on WWII technology
Aug 2, 2019
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Can we use numbers as a pad in the Vernam cipher - why or why not?
Jan 30, 2018
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Is the Vernam (One Time Pad) cipher useful?
Feb 1, 2018
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In cryptography, what is "fractionation"?
Sep 21, 2019
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How were codes in WW1 reciphered (to enhance security levels) without them turning meaningless?
Mar 4, 2020

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