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From: alain@elevia.UUCP (W.A.Simon)
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Subject: Re: a key management scheme (longish)
Message-ID: <1991Jul2.104614.11371@elevia.UUCP>
Date: 2 Jul 91 10:46:14 GMT
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In  a_rubin@dsg4.dse.beckman.com (Arthur Rubin) writes:
>I think braiding is a little better than Xor for text; probably no worse for
>most inputs.  I don't actually have any evidence for this, but, I have much
>experience in information theory, and it seems reasonable.

	Thank you for the good word.  The two stream braid is however
	quite a bit weaker than that.  I have finally managed to think
	of a proof.  You will find it in this group, under the subject
	line: "eating pretzels".  The larger issue of braiding is still
	an interesting one, above two streams.

>a_rubin@dsg4.dse.beckman.com
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      William "Alain" Simon                          alain@elevia.UUCP
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