Re: Low-Tech Cipher (WAS: Shadow Factory)

"dott.Piergiorgio" <dott.PiergiorgioNIHON@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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William Black ha scritto:


Wonder if the tactical cryptos have given this a look? I say that
because books are filled with this sort of idea being blown by
experts in twenty minutes.

Actually there was/is low security crypto for quick & dirty tactical
communication whose life of secrecy don't matter:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-94

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRYAD_(Cryptography)

As some of the typical use of this Q&D crypto is calling in fire support, I
guess that Arved can say something, at least some story on (mis)use of this
;)

Target co-ordinates by themselves are not encrypted; you're going to shoot at
them and give the game away. The whole net, however, may be encrypted, then it
doesn't matter.
--
Andrew Chaplin
SIT MIHI GLADIUS SICUT SANCTO MARTINO
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