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From: gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn )
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: random passwords (was Re: Worm...)
Message-ID: <9093@smoke.BRL.MIL>
Date: 6 Dec 88 22:26:02 GMT
References: <28399@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> <278@aber-cs.UUCP> <9119@rpp386.Dallas.TX.US> <120@tnl.UUCP>
Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) )
Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD.
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In article <120@tnl.UUCP> norstar@tnl.UUCP (Daniel Ray) writes:
>However, by knowing that the ciphered text is "ZPP", can one reverse it?
>No, because both "ZOO" and "YOO" encrypt to that.

For purposes of obtaining a usable password, either would do.