From: The Deviant <deviant@pooh-corner.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 18:59:33 +0800
To: pjn@nworks.com
Subject: Re: Brute-forcing DES
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On Tue, 23 Jul 1996 pjn@nworks.com wrote:

> Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 16:25:44 -0500 
> From: pjn@nworks.com
> To: cypherpunks@toad.com
> Subject: Brute-forcing DES
> 
>  > Any one up for a distributed brute force attack on single DES? My 
>  > back-of-the-envelope calculations and guesstimates put this on the
>  > hairy edge of doability (the critical factor is how many machines can
>  > be recruited - a non-trivial cash prize would help). 
> 
>  >> Count me in. I've got a couple of net-connected Pentiums that are
>  >> mostly idle. 
> 
>     Although I dont have a pentium, I would be glad to put forth
>     some computer power to help.
> 
>  >> Might be able to bring some money in by selling "I Helped Crack DES
>  >> And  All I Got Was This Lousy T-shirt" T-shirts.
> 
>     Id buy one! :)
> 

Actually... we might as well print up the t-shirts, and sell them for $15
apeice, then buy a DES cracker with the profit ;)

Seriously though, I'd by the t-shirt, and I'll donate processor time.  I
can definatly give an 8086 (BALK) to the process, some time on a 80386,
and a limited amount of time on some p75's...

 --Deviant
Whatever occurs from love is always beyond good and evil. 
		-- Friedrich Nietzsche


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