PGP and HMG

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If that is the case, surely it would withstand any amount of public scrutiny
from the academic and security world ?
Is that not the mark of a good crypto system ?
Oh, and talking if OTP variants, am I allowed to mention BATCO ? ;-)

Cheers,
            JJ

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> One reason for the Govt. to keep it's own codes secret is that the crypto
> used is supposed to be unbreakable, and if we know what they use then we
> might get an idea of what is breakable and what isn't. Or even just a view
> of the state of the art.
>
> Or not...
>
> -- Peter
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