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one-time pad). Then, each bit or character of the plaintext is encrypted by combining it with the corresponding bit or character from the pad using modular addition.

The resulting ciphertext is impossible to decrypt or break if the following four conditions are met:

# The key must be at least as long as the plaintext.
# The key must be truly random.
# The key must never be reused in whole or in part.

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