one-time pad

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf crypt
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:OTP
gptkbp:category crypt
gptkbp:compatibleWith public-key encryption
gptkbp:dependsOn key length
key randomness
key secrecy
gptkbp:example information-theoretic security
gptkbp:form modulo 2 addition
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label one-time pad
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Gilbert_Vernam
1917
gptkbp:limitation key distribution problem
key management problem
gptkbp:property perfect secrecy
gptkbp:provenBy gptkb:Claude_Shannon
1949
gptkbp:provenProperty unbreakable if used correctly
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Vernam_cipher
quantum key distribution
gptkbp:requires key as long as message
key used only once
truly random key
gptkbp:standardizedBy none
gptkbp:usedBy espionage
military communications
diplomatic communications
gptkbp:usedFor encryption
decryption
gptkbp:vulnerableTo key reused
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Shannon's_Communication_Theory_of_Secrecy_Systems
gptkb:NSA_Crypto_Museum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5