NODE a31b44a2Re: Relation between number theory and cryptography
collins@newton.apple.com (Scott Collins)Fri, 16 Jul 93 15:48:22 PDT
J. Michael Diehl <mdiehl@triton.unm.edu> writes:
>if we were to add some noise [then] we have added [...] information
Perhaps in 'Information Relativity'. With respect to the original system
(and by definition), noise is not information. It is only data.
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NODE f93816e2Re: Relation between number theory and cryptography
J. Michael Diehl <mdiehl@polaris.unm.edu>Fri, 16 Jul 93 19:03:14 PDT
According to Scott Collins:
> J. Michael Diehl <mdiehl@triton.unm.edu> writes:
>
> >if we were to add some noise [then] we have added [...] information
> Perhaps in 'Information Relativity'. With respect to the original system
> (and by definition), noise is not information. It is only data.
This is a good arguement, but I believe I specified "algorithmic" information to
be added to the message. This, I believe, does convey information of some kind.
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