From: Jean-Paul Kroepfli <JeanPaul.Kroepfli@ns.fnet.fr>
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 1996 09:16:22 +0800
To: "'Cypherpunks list'" <cypherpunks@toad.com>
Subject: RE: SAFE Forum (We sell decryption hardware)
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Bill Frantz wrote
>We sell RC4, 40 bit decryption hardware (based on AMD29000) for $16K.  FPGA
>devices for breaking DES in 7 days for $1M.  [Eric Thompson, Access Data]

What? Do you have some information about this ad (e. g. eMail)?
I know some bank that would be very interested about this possibility (not for use it, but as an impulse to change their systems).
Best regards,
Jean-Paul

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