From: Paul Foley <mycroft@actrix.gen.nz>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 21:26:41 +0800
To: WlkngOwl@unix.asb.com
Subject: Re: DES-busting Javanese pagers and TVs
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"Deranged Mutant" <WlkngOwl@unix.asb.com> wrote:

   Would it be better to have them all try random keys rather than use 
   assigned keyspaces?  Can't keysearches be shorted by half (not that 
   it's that significant, 2^55 rather than 2^56) using complement  keys?

2^55 bits is not significant?  It is on my hardware!

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