1996-07-25 - Re: Data Sources for DES Breaking

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From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1996-07-25 21:33:56 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 05:33:56 +0800

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From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 05:33:56 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Data Sources for DES Breaking
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mpd@netcom.com (Mike Duvos) writes:

> Given that we might embark upon this public demonstration of the
> fragility of single DES, what should we use for test data?

If the goal is to show that the 40bit key used in s/mime is totally insecure,
then one could take some short plaintext likely to occur there and compute
a lookup table, listing its encryption with all possible keys - and make it
available on the internet.

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Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM
Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps

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• 1996-07-25 (Thu, 25 Jul 1996 10:21:07 +0800) - Data Sources for DES Breaking - mpd@netcom.com (Mike Duvos)
  • 1996-07-25 (Thu, 25 Jul 1996 11:25:35 +0800) - Re: Data Sources for DES Breaking - Adam Shostack <adam@homeport.org>
    • 1996-07-25 (Thu, 25 Jul 1996 13:19:12 +0800) - Re: Data Sources for DES Breaking - mpd@netcom.com (Mike Duvos)
  • 1996-07-25 (Fri, 26 Jul 1996 05:33:56 +0800) - Re: Data Sources for DES Breaking - dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
  • 1996-07-26 (Fri, 26 Jul 1996 19:01:59 +0800) - Re: Data Sources for DES Breaking - daw@cs.berkeley.edu (David Wagner)