[82055] in Cypherpunks
Re: Bullshit RE: HACKERS SMASH U.S. GOVERNMENT ENCRYPTION
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Vin McLellan)
Thu Jun 19 13:53:04 1997
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.91.970619091626.559A-100000@fatmans.demon.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1997 12:18:02 -0500
To: Paul Bradley <paul@fatmans.demon.co.uk>
From: Vin McLellan <vin@shore.net>
Cc: cypherpunks@algebra.com
Reply-To: Vin McLellan <vin@shore.net>
Two kibitizers wrote:
>> > "That DES can be broken so quickly should send a chill through the
>> >heart of anyone relying on it for secure communications,"
>>
>> I'm shitting bricks. No mention was made that only 25% of the keyspace
>> was tested.
Then Paul Bradley <paul@fatmans.demon.co.uk> the sage moderator of
Cryptography.Uk stepped in:
>Not only that, but single DES with a 56 bit key is just not being used
>anymore in any company which has the slightest clue. If they can run a
>distributed crack on 3DES with independent subkeys then I`ll give them
>some attention.
You've convinced me, the UK _is_ on a different planet!
Vin McLellan + The Privacy Guild + <vin@shore.net>
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