1994-12-06 - RE: MMB question

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From: bshantz@spry.com
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1994-12-06 17:33:01 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 6 Dec 94 09:33:01 PST

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From: bshantz@spry.com
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 94 09:33:01 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: RE: MMB question
Message-ID: <9412061728.AA04414@homer.spry.com>
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jcorgan writes to cypherpunks:
>In the errata to Applied Cryptography, Bruce Schneier makes the following
>comment, though nowhere did he elaborate on this:

>Pages 266-7:  Since the publication of this book, MMB has been
>broken.  Do not use this algorithm.

How was it broken?  Do we have any more details?  Is there any more 
explanation?  I'm just interested in seeing the analysis?

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