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An xor encryption scheme is so easy to crack that you might as well leave it in plaintext.
Cheers John G
In message <37135505.DD6B679F_at_deere.com>, John Higgins <JH33378_at_deere.com>
wrote:
>
> And this gives excellent encryption if you use a pseudo-random sequence
of binary
> codes to XOR with your data.
>
> Most 'random' functions generate an un-predictable sequence of values.
However, the
> sequence is repeatable! You just have to start with the same seed value.
That means
> the seed value is your encryption key!
>
. Received on Thu Apr 15 1999 - 11:09:03 CDT