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Re: voter fraud?
Posted By: Trip, on host 209.86.74.166
Date: Sunday, December 3, 2000, at 12:26:05
In Reply To: Re: voter fraud? posted by Stephen on Sunday, December 3, 2000, at 11:54:36:

> I suggest you reread the final chapter in "The Code Book" where the author writes about quantum cryptography, and why it is completely unbreakable (it essentially uses a new, totally random, one time pad for each message encrypted). Granted, the technology doesn't exist on any sort of mass scale yet, but it's rather feasible to believe that in a few years it will.

True, I guess I did overstate when I said that I doubted an unbreakable code could ever exist. It's certainly possible that quantum cryptography could revolutionize computer security. I'm not sure that it's "rather feasible" that it could happen in the near future, but I guess we'll find out.

Anyway, my main point remains: right now, with the available technology, computer security is not strong enough to be trusted with anything as important as the voting in a major election.

-- Trip

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