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1996-11-23 - Re: IPG Algorith Broken!

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From: Black Unicorn <unicorn@schloss.li>
To: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Message Hash: d323b33d281a5ce1f1e1052a9ff588adb831c6808ae7a9133126109942d3f724
Message ID: <Pine.SUN.3.94.961123175345.20738B-100000@polaris>
Reply To: <199611232033.MAA01386@slack.lne.com>
UTC Datetime: 1996-11-23 22:55:59 UTC
Raw Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 14:55:59 -0800 (PST)

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From: Black Unicorn <unicorn@schloss.li>
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 14:55:59 -0800 (PST)
To: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Subject: Re: IPG Algorith Broken!
In-Reply-To: <199611232033.MAA01386@slack.lne.com>
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.94.961123175345.20738B-100000@polaris>
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On Sat, 23 Nov 1996, Eric Murray wrote:

> John Anonymous MacDonald writes:
> > 
> > 
> > At 8:09 AM 11/23/1996, Eric Murray wrote:
> > >No, you can't.  It's impossible to prove an algorithim unbreakable.
> > 
> > No?  Please prove your assertion.
> 
> You can't prove a negative.  The best IPG could say is that
> it can't be broken with current technology.
> Next week someone might come up with a new way
> to break ciphers that renders the IPG algorithim breakable.

Someone needs to write an IPG and Don Wood FAQ.  No, I'm not volunteering.

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