Timeline for Why do we need to use PRGs to generate random numbers for a one-time-pad?
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| Dec 22, 2021 at 20:31 | comment | added | fgrieu♦ | Addition: and when we use a PRG "to generate random numbers for a One-Time-Pad", this is no longer a true One Time Pad. It becomes a stream cipher, and is no longer information-theoretically secure. | |
| Dec 22, 2021 at 20:17 | history | answered | Daniel | CC BY-SA 4.0 |