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Smaller portions reviewed for PR383
I added some inline feedback on above link where I could contribute

thinking of XOR as a programmable inverter, and then looking at a
If an attacker sees the ciphertext, we can prove that
zero information is learned about the plaintext without the key. This property is
called *perfect security*. The proof can be understood intuitively.
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Whoa! I get that this doesn't change that word but this should absolutely say "perfect secrecy" not "perfect security".

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Oh right. It's a cryptography term

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lvh commented Oct 15, 2020

Can you please make that one change, and then I'd be happy to merge.

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I changed the wording to "perfect secrecy"

@lvh lvh merged commit 3dd9a0b into crypto101:master Oct 16, 2020
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lvh commented Oct 16, 2020

Looks great, thanks!

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