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{{draft task}} [[Category:Encryption]] [[Category:File_handling]]
Implement a [[wp:One-time pad|One-time pad]], for encrypting and decrypting messages.<br>
To keep it simple, we will be using letters only.
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: The important part is to get "true random" numbers, e.g. from /dev/random
* '''encryption / decryption''' ( basically the same operation, much like [[Rot-13]] )
: For this step, much of [[Vigenère cipher]] could be reused,<br>with the key to be read from the file containing the One-time pad.
* optional: '''management''' of One-time pads: list, mark as used, delete, etc.
: Somehow, the users needs to keep track which pad to use for which partner.
To support the management of pad-files:
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maybe support for otp-files on readonly-media,
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