From collins at newton.apple.com Fri Jul 16 15:48:22 1993 From: collins at newton.apple.com (Scott Collins) Date: Fri, 16 Jul 93 15:48:22 PDT Subject: Relation between number theory and cryptography Message-ID: <9307151822.AA03311@newton.apple.com> J. Michael Diehl 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. Scott Collins | "Few people realize what tremendous power there | is in one of these things." -- Willy Wonka ......................|................................................ BUSINESS. voice:408.862.0540 fax:974.6094 collins at newton.apple.com Apple Computer, Inc. 1 Infinite Loop, MS 301-2C Cupertino, CA 95014 ....................................................................... PERSONAL. voice/fax:408.257.1746 catalyst at netcom.com ....................................................................... QUOTING. Full text of sources upon request. You may quote if you do the same *and* include this notice so your readers may quote similarly.