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one-time pad

encryption technique utilizing a one-time pre-shared key at least as long as the encrypted message
Place cipher Q150474
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one-time pad

Summary

one-time pad is a cipher[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • one-time pad is credited with the discovery of Gilbert Vernam[3].
  • one-time pad is credited with the discovery of Frank Miller[4].
  • one-time pad's instance of is recorded as cipher[5].
  • one-time pad's described by source is recorded as Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems, 2nd edition[6].
  • one-time pad's different from is recorded as one-time password[7].

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Designation and Status

one-time pad's instance of is recorded as cipher[5].

Why It Matters

one-time pad has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

keypad

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems, 2nd edition
    Instance of → cipher
    Discoverer or inventor → Gilbert Vernam, Frank Miller
    P14541 → 1h4tiV
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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