Timing Based Encryption: Test Case 4
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Alice and Bob on same network
The physical layer security program was run by two computers on the same network. The benefits of this test was the fact that the bit stream was generated extremely quickly due to the fact that the round trip times are so low on a LAN network. Additionally, the lack of noise on a LAN network means that the sender/recipient bit streams should be very well synchronised, and as we previously proved in the second Timing Based Encryption Test, Eve does not gain anything from all of the computers being on a LAN network. Thus, if the results show that the streams are kept synchronised very well, this could be the most secure method of communication. However, if we consider the physical scenario of two computers on a LAN network, it could be just as practical to physically hand the person you are communicating with the message. Nonetheless, the situation was still tested.
