From: starrd <starrd@iia2.org>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 95 17:43:41 PDT
To: SINCLAIR DOUGLAS N <sinclai@ecf.toronto.edu>
Subject: Re: opinions on RSA Secure?
In-Reply-To: <95Aug31.202112edt.1621@cannon.ecf.toronto.edu>
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On Thu, 31 Aug 1995, SINCLAIR DOUGLAS N wrote:
> 
> > The fact that the key is only 80 is *major* compromise.  I would 
> > recommend that package to no-one.   With only a 80 bit key you dont 
> > *need* trapdoors, granted they may be more "convienient" but the fact is 
> > the 80 key *can* [and certainly will] be broken...
> I disagree.  If we assume that RC4 and DES can be run at the same speed
> (I don't know how true this is) then 80 bit RC4 is 2^24 times harder
> to break than DES.  That's 16 million.  A machine that will crack
> DES in one day is of the order of one million dollars.  It would take
> 50,000 years to crack 80-bit RC4.  Alternativly, a one-day crack
> would cost 16 trillion dollars.  I feel safe with those numbers.
> 
> Certainly, for the most paranoid 128 bit IDEA is better than an
> 80 bit RC4.  However, to say that it is unsuitable for anyone is
> a vast stretch.  Considering it probably has a better user-interface
> than SecureDrive, it may be more suitable for the average person.
> 

I am a user of SecureDrive, and strongly support it.   There is *no* 
interface required, once you log into the drive, *everything* operates 
totally transparent to the user.

Always keep in mind that when the gov't doesn't mind the software being 
exported, they alrady know how to compromise it...Trust PGP, Hpack & 
SecureDrive...you won't be disappointed.

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