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Vernam Cipher and E-mail
Issue: 5.6 (September/October 2007)
Author: JC Cruz
Article Description: No description available.
Article Length (in bytes): 21,372
Starting Page Number: 23
RBD Number: 5610
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5610.zip Updated: Friday, September 14, 2007 at 7:41 PM
Related Web Link(s):
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2821
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1939
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3501
http://www.rbdeveloper.com
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3548
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4346
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Mail_Transfer_Protocol
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Office_Protocol
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Message_Access_Protocol
Known Limitations: None
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In this article, we will look into the topic of e-mail encryption. First, we will learn the basics of an e-mail system. Then we will learn the security issues that plague such a system. Next, we will develop two custom classes that use the Vernam cipher to encrypt a message. Finally, we will use these classes to send and receive an encrypted message.
A Quick E-mail Primer
Since 1961, e-mail became one of the most common forms of communication. It evolved from a way of exchanging written text to one that delivers pictures, sound, and even software.
Most e-mail systems work as client-server systems (Figure 1). The e-mail client sends a message to the mail server. If the recipient is on the same server as the sender, the server sends a copy of the message to the recipient. Otherwise, the server routes the message to the other servers on the network.
Also, most e-mail systems support at least two basic protocols to handle message exchange. Clients send messages to the server using SMTP. They then retrieve messages from the server using POP3 or IMAP.
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