1993-08-20 - cypher breaking and genetic algorithms

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From: bill@twwells.com (T. William Wells)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1993-08-20 12:06:29 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 20 Aug 93 05:06:29 PDT

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From: bill@twwells.com (T. William Wells)
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 93 05:06:29 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: cypher breaking and genetic algorithms
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Well, since I'm here, I thought I'd satisfy a curiosity of mine.
Has anyone done any research, formal or informal, on the use of
genetic algorithms to break cyphers? If not, would anyone care to
discuss how it might be done?






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