From: Lucky Green <shamrock@netcom.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 1997 06:36:01 +0800
To: Bryce <bryce@digicash.com>
Subject: Re: any off-line client for DES crack?
In-Reply-To: <199706021817.UAA13019@digicash.com>
Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9706021511.A22051-0100000@netcom19>
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Are the computers completely off the net or are they behind a firewall or 
dial-up connection? If the boxes can talk to a networked UNIX box 
that is behind the same side of the firewall or have a dial-up connection, 
DESCHALL offers helper software for you.


-- Lucky Green <mailto:shamrock@netcom.com> PGP encrypted mail preferred

On Mon, 2 Jun 1997, Bryce wrote:

> 
> I'd like to train a couple of off-the-net computers to crack 
> DES.  Unfortunately there appears to be no off-line client 
> which uses files, so I can sneakernet a big batch of "try this
> keyspace" requests, leave it running for a few weeks, and then
> sneakernet the results back.
> 
> 
> Yeah, I could hack it myself, but I thought I'd recommend the 
> idea to the people who are actually coordinating the searches.
> 
> 
> (Of course the user should be able to tell if the client has 
> scored the key.  Some users may well decide not to bother 
> sneakernetting "not found" results back to the Net, but will 
> check to see if their client won.)
> 
> 
> (In case you are worried, I am good net.citizen who trims 
> Newsgroups: lines, is careful not to take the name of Kibo in 
> vain, and who never trolls for newbies by posting "follow-up to 
> this article to get free nude picture of Sandra Bullock!".  So
> _I_, therefore, would faithfully sneakernet my "key not found"
> results back to the Net.)
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Zooko Journeyman
> 
> Disclaimers follow:  I am not a crook.  NOT speaking for DigiCash 
> or any other person or organization.  No PGP sig follows.
> 
>