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From: Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk>
Newsgroups: sci.crypt
Subject: Re: Seriation
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2025 11:03:12 +0000
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On 08/12/2024 17:10, Stefan Claas wrote:
> Rich wrote:
>> Stefan Claas <pollux@tilde.club> wrote:
>>> Rich wrote:
>>>
>>>> And why would you think it would not also eventually be "cracked" and
>>>> "floating around on bitmessage" after some time?
>>>
>>> I do not think that, I only propose something else to use.
>>
>> Ok, fair enough.  But does it add anything of value over SCOS?  SCOS's
>> 'value' was in the practice of analysis and working out the algorithm
>> given just the encrypted messages (plus an 'oracle' who would encrypt
>> requested messages).
>>
>> The actual 'obsfucation' factor was secondary.
> 
> To make it short, SCOS is dead and I liked to propose something
> new for the community, so that we have more traffic here.
> 

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