[45119] in Cypherpunks
Re: Windows .PWL cracker implemented as a Word Basic virus
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (SINCLAIR DOUGLAS N)
Sun Dec 10 18:04:31 1995
From: SINCLAIR DOUGLAS N <sinclai@ecf.toronto.edu>
To: perry@piermont.com
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 1995 17:53:16 -0500
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <199512102214.RAA22512@jekyll.piermont.com> from "Perry E. Metzger" at Dec 10, 95 05:14:01 pm
> MD4 has been broken. I thought that was common knowledge. MD5 is still
> safe, of course.
>
> Perry
My understanding was that MD4 had been broken once, at the cost of
much computer time. Is it not still considered strong enough for
casual use, much as a 512-bit RSA key is?
