Re: Does this exist ?

[Dan Becker <list () bsdnixsolutions com>]

Quoting Thomas Pollet <thomas.pollet () gmail com>:

> Hello,
>
> a similar technique has been discussed here:
> http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/06/perpetual_dogho.html
>
> ("The key is not transferred but is instead created from a file of any
> size that is available on both a computer used to send a secure
> message and a computer used to receive a secure message.")
>
> Regards,
> Thomas Pollet
>
> On 05/07/07, Dan Becker <list () bsdnixsolutions com> wrote:
> > I have an idea that won't leave me alone and this list seems to have
> > the most potential for knowing if the idea exists. My apologies for a
> > somewhat offtopic post.
> >
> > Would there be a way to create a  rainbow table of tcp packets to be
> > used to generate one packet for every 1000 or so normal packets simply
> > by matching hashes with databases on both ends ?
> >
> > One could use this for crypto or simply traffic reduction over latent
> > networks such as satellites.
> >
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Thank you all for your replies and math corrections. I think this is  
feasible in certain applications for sure and potentially across the  
board for all applications communicating over the internet.




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