I will be completely honest. I didn't really understand this reading assignment at all. Specifically, I had trouble understanding a linear feedback shift register. I understand that it's supposed to be a fast form of encryption, but it did not make sense to me.
On the flip side, it was interesting to learn about the one-time pad. I have heard a lot about this cipher, and have always wondered what makes it so unbreakable. The concept is fascinating, and it makes sense why it is so hard to use and thus often not used. I think a lot of the mathematics of the coming sections are about to get more interesting than the mathematics we have dealt with so far.
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