From: camcc@abraxis.com (Alec)
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 1997 13:21:23 -0800 (PST)
To: Cypherpunks <cypherpunks@cyberpass.net>
Subject: IDEA/Strength?
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Is the strength, or lack thereof, of conventional PGP encryption
proportional
to the length of the conventional password?

For example, when I encrypt conventionally, does it make any difference
internally (disregarding the ability to guess the password) if I choose
to
use the pass phrase heyyou, or
[Harris$Pizza*Axis/LilburnKfreakmaisUoui@(.
Not so much the randomness of my password as the length?

 Do more characters give the encryption process more to work with?

Thanks.

Alec
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