Method and apparatus for secure communication

A transmitting system for secure communications comprising:

• an encoder operable to encode an input data file at a first location using a list source code to generate an encoded data file, wherein using the list source code includes selecting a size of a list of the list source code to tune a desired level of secrecy;
• an encryption circuit operable to encrypt a select portion of the encoded data file using a key to generate an encrypted data file, wherein the size of the select portion of the encoded data file to be encrypted is used to tune to the desired level of secrecy such that the encoded data file cannot be decoded at a destination location until the encrypted data file has been received and decrypted by an end user receiving system possessing the key.

A receiving system comprising:

• a receiver operable to receive, at a destination location, one or more of an encoded data file, an encrypted data file, or a key from a first location;
• a decryption circuit coupled to the receiver and operable to decrypt the encrypted data file using a key to generate a decrypted data file, wherein the size of the decrypted data file is used to tune to a desired level of secrecy;
• a decoder circuit coupled to one or more of the decryption circuit and the receiver and operable to decode one or more of the encoded data file and the decrypted data file using a list source code to generate an output data file, wherein a size of a list of the list source code is used to tune the desired level of secrecy.