[ale] OT - New encryption technology using a piece of paper

[Ron Frazier]

Hi guys,

I just finished listening to episode 315 of Steve Gibson's Security Now 
podcast. He's invented a new encryption system that works using just a 
piece of paper (once the piece of paper is created). He uses a specially 
designed character grid modeled after Latin Squares (don't ask me what 
that is) which allows you to encrypt passwords for each website you 
visit using just the piece of paper. I haven't had any time to study the 
method, but I thought it was interesting so I'm passing it along. Here 
is a quote from his website:

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This “Off The Grid” technology is the only known system to provide

secure encryption using nothing but a specially designed piece of paper.

Although this system initially uses software to design and print the 
grid, no technology of any kind is used to perform the encryption. Every 
other strong and modern encryption technology relies upon software 
running in your computer, your browser, your phone, or some other device 
to encrypt, decrypt, or store your passwords. And as everyone knows, any 
software-based system can be compromised by malware . . . and sooner or 
later, most are.

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The system is documented at these web addresses:

https://www.grc.com/offthegrid.htm
https://www.grc.com/securitynow.htm - see episode 315
http://twit.tv/show/security-now/315

Before some of you start poo pooing Mr. Gibson (again), I'd encourage 
you to look at the technology and evaluate it on its own merits. He's 
been running this podcast for 6 years, and I've listened to every 
episode. Every time, I get some good information out of it. And, when he 
makes a mistake, and it's brought to his attention, he acknowledges it 
on a later podcast. In any case, I thought this idea was pretty cool.

Sincerely,

Ron

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Ron Frazier

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