[24469] in Cypherpunks
Attacking Norton Encrypt
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (rishab@dxm.ernet.in)
Fri Dec 23 14:01:48 1994
From: rishab@dxm.ernet.in
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 94 21:52:00 IST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Regarding the simple question about Norton Encrypt's security (and ignoring
the alt.relationship-counsellor interlude), I believe Norton uses DES (for
'maximum security' or a 'fast proprietary' method for convenience. I don't
think it has the usual errors (password stored in ciphertext etc), but a
brute force attack on DES is beyond the means of most Norton users IAC.
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