| Name : perl-Crypt-Solitaire
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| Version : 2.0
| Vendor : obs://build_opensuse_org/devel:languages:perl
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| Release : 7.71
| Date : 2024-08-05 19:47:55
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| Group : Development/Libraries/Perl
| Source RPM : perl-Crypt-Solitaire-2.0-7.71.src.rpm
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| Size : 0.01 MB
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| Packager : (none)
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| Summary : Solitaire encryption
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Description :
Solitaire is a top-notch pencil-and-paper encryption system developed by
Bruce Schneier. Here is the description in Schneier\'s own words:
\"In Neal Stephenson\'s novel Cryptonomicon, the character Enoch Root
describes a cryptosystem code-named \"Pontifex\" to another character named
Randy Waterhouse, and later reveals that the steps of the algorithm are
intended to be carried out using a deck of playing cards. These two
characters go on to exchange several encrypted messages using this system.
The system is called \"Solitaire\" (in the novel, \"Pontifex\" is a code name
intended to temporarily conceal the fact that it employs a deck of cards)
and I designed it to allow field agents to communicate securely without
having to rely on electronics or having to carry incriminating tools. An
agent might be in a situation where he just does not have access to a
computer, or may be prosecuted if he has tools for secret communication.
But a deck of cards...what harm is that?
\"Solitaire gets its security from the inherent randomness in a shuffled
deck of cards. By manipulating this deck, a communicant can create a string
of \"random\" letters that he then combines with his message. Of course
Solitaire can be simulated on a computer, but it is designed to be
implemented by hand.
\"Solitaire may be low-tech, but its security is intended to be high-tech. I
designed Solitaire to be secure even against the most well-funded military
adversaries with the biggest computers and the smartest cryptanalysts. Of
course, there is no guarantee that someone won\'t find a clever attack
against Solitaire, but the algorithm is certainly better than any other
pencil-and-paper cipher I\'ve ever seen.\"
Simple system, easy to use, and relatively fast.
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