What makes the one-time pad interesting isn't the math. It's that the limiting factor was always trust, logistics, and human error under pressure — the same things that compromise nearly every security system.
At the same time, for the majority of people, encryption is a protective technology. Activists, sex workers, LGBTQ users in authoritarian states, people discussing reproductive rights in post-Dobbs America, and journalists and their sources are among the many groups that benefit from being able to talk in private.
4w ago
Underscored — save the words that stop you in your tracks.
