1993-04-20 - Another Clipper Weakness
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From: “Perry E. Metzger” <pmetzger@lehman.com>
To: tcmay@netcom.com (Timothy C. May)
Message Hash: 2275a4d08dbd0fc9d76e82652de8f2c03c7925e24e36c5db3c1b36608906cbbd
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UTC Datetime: 1993-04-20 10:09:46 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 20 Apr 93 03:09:46 PDT
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From: "Perry E. Metzger" <pmetzger@lehman.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 93 03:09:46 PDT
To: tcmay@netcom.com (Timothy C. May)
Subject: Another Clipper Weakness
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Another clipper weakness.
The unit key is derived directly from the serial number for the chip.
We are supposed to feel comfy that the unit key is 80 bits long -- but
the unit serial numbers are only 30 bits long! Am I crazy, or could
you could systematically generate all possible unit keys!
Perry
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