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From: rpt@warwick.UUCP (Richard Tomlinson)
Newsgroups: net.crypt
Subject: Re: Cryptographic Signature Schemes
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Date: Tue, 19-Nov-85 08:03:25 EST
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In article <576@ttrdc.UUCP> levy@ttrdc.UUCP (Daniel R. Levy) writes:
>Better yet, keep the documents themselves secret, like they are supposed to
>be.

I think you've missed the whole point of the original idea. Since the
documents are forgeries, keeping documents secret would make no difference.
But, if all secret documents are kept encrypted along with a secure
signature then it would be possible to prove beyond reasonable doubt that
the 'proof' that the KGB provide is forged.

Richard.
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