XOR encoded document for secure message exchange
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1. An article of manufacture for secure message delivery, the article comprising:
- a transparent base layer with a first side and a second side;
first encoding layer bonded to the first side of the transparent base layer; and
a second encoding layer bonded to the second side of the transparent base layer in a location opposite the first encoding layer;
wherein the transparent base layer and its bonded first and second encoding layers define an XOR message area in which;
(a) the first encoding layer encodes a first message visible only from the second side of the transparent base layer and the second encoding layer encodes a second message visible only from the first side of the transparent base layer;
(b) when the first encoding layer is removed from the transparent base layer, the first encoded message is rendered illegible and the second encoded message is revealed; and
(c) when the second encoding layer is removed from the transparent base layer, the second encoded message is rendered illegible and the first encoded message is revealed.
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Abstract
An XOR (exclusive or) encoded document is disclosed for establishing a joint secret between two parties. Encoded on the document are one or more areas of XOR messages. Each area containing an XOR message hides from view on each side of the XOR encoded document a different message on either side of a transparent base layer. To uncover a message in an area containing an XOR message on one side of the transparent base layer, the message on the other side of the XOR encoded document is scratched off and rendered illegible.
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1. An article of manufacture for secure message delivery, the article comprising:
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a transparent base layer with a first side and a second side; first encoding layer bonded to the first side of the transparent base layer; and a second encoding layer bonded to the second side of the transparent base layer in a location opposite the first encoding layer; wherein the transparent base layer and its bonded first and second encoding layers define an XOR message area in which; (a) the first encoding layer encodes a first message visible only from the second side of the transparent base layer and the second encoding layer encodes a second message visible only from the first side of the transparent base layer; (b) when the first encoding layer is removed from the transparent base layer, the first encoded message is rendered illegible and the second encoded message is revealed; and (c) when the second encoding layer is removed from the transparent base layer, the second encoded message is rendered illegible and the first encoded message is revealed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for secure message delivery, the method comprising:
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providing a transparent base layer with a first side and a second side; bonding a first encoding layer to the first side of the transparent base layer; and bonding a second encoding layer to the second side of the transparent base layer in a location opposite the first encoding layer; wherein the transparent base layer and its bonded first and second encoding layers define an XOR message area in which; (a) the first encoding layer encodes a first message visible only from the second side of the transparent base layer and the second encoding layer encodes a second message visible only from the first side of the transparent base layer; (b) when the first encoding layer is removed from the transparent base layer, the first encoded message is rendered illegible and the second encoded message is revealed; and (c) when the second encoding layer is removed from the transparent base layer, the second encoded message is rendered illegible and the first encoded message is revealed. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An article of manufacture for secure message delivery, the article comprising:
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a plurality of transparent base layers with a first side and a second side; a first encoding layer bonded to the first side of each transparent base layer; and a second encoding layer bonded to the second side of each transparent base layer; wherein each transparent base layer and its bonded first and second encoding layers define an XOR message area in which; (a) the first encoding layer encodes a first message visible only from the second side of the transparent base layer and the second encoding layer encodes a second message visible only from the first side of the transparent base layer; (b) when the first encoding layer is removed from the transparent base layer, the first encoded message is rendered illegible and the second encoded message is revealed; and (c) when the second encoding layer is removed from the transparent base layer, the second encoded message is rendered illegible and the first encoded message is revealed.
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