From: The Deviant <deviant@pooh-corner.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 16:11:43 +0800
To: Steve Reid <root@edmweb.com>
Subject: Re: Brute-forcing DES
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> 
> Even with a bunch of DES chips and a massive legion of PCs, this is going
> to take a long time. Perhaps we should be looking at the thousands of
> computers and many months, more like the RSA-129 crack than the RC4-40
> crack. 
> 

Yes, this thought has crossed my mind also, and should be seriously
considered.  Rather than trying the 1-month method, we'll certainly have a
better shot trying for 1-year.

 --Deviant
"I understand by 'freedom of Spirit' something quite definite -
the unconditional will to say No, where it is dangerous to say
No.
           Friedrich Nietzsche


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