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author markus reichelt <slackbuilds@mareichelt.de>2011-07-20 00:52:14 -0300
committer Robby Workman <rworkman@slackbuilds.org>2011-07-21 22:52:14 -0500
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+ssss (Shamir's Secret Sharing Scheme)
+
+ssss is a method for distributing a secret amongst a group of
+participants, each of which is allocated a share of the secret.
+The secret can only be reconstructed when the shares are combined
+together; individual shares are of no use on their own.