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1996-12-10 - Java DES breaker?

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From: Ray Arachelian <sunder@brainlink.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1996-12-10 16:23:56 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 08:23:56 -0800 (PST)

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From: Ray Arachelian <sunder@brainlink.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 08:23:56 -0800 (PST)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Java DES breaker?
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Here's a thought,

While Java isn't a workhorse performance wise, it's very simple for 
anyone with a half decent browser to use java applets.  Writing an 
implementation of DES in Java should be fairly easy, however it will run 
slow on most browsers.  This performance drop will make it far easier for 
Joe Webuser to easily help break DES for us.

Previous efforts at breaking DES and RSA have done quite well, but the 
number of people involved can be greatly increased if you tell someone 
just go to this page and leave your browser on overnight, every night.

The applets would get a key range from the server, process them, and 
return a yeah or nay back for however far they manage to process before 
the user returns in the morning.

With JIT's (Just In Time Compilers) and the sheer numbers of users that 
this can attract, the efforts at breaking weaker cyphers can be increased.

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