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1996-07-26 - Re: Data Sources for DES Breaking

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From: daw@cs.berkeley.edu (David Wagner)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1996-07-26 11:01:59 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 19:01:59 +0800

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From: daw@cs.berkeley.edu (David Wagner)
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 19:01:59 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Data Sources for DES Breaking
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In article <199607242051.NAA13352@netcom5.netcom.com>,
Mike Duvos <mpd@netcom.com> wrote:
> Given that we might embark upon this public demonstration of the
> fragility of single DES, what should we use for test data?

How about a Kerberos packet?

Kerberos is a time-honored system.  There are a number of citations
that can be provided to prove that it is in use (perhaps heavy use?)
on Wall Street.

Alternatively, how about a Netscape SSL packet encrypted with DES?

I will volunteer to provide such a challenge if anyone is going to
undertake a serious keysearch effort.

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