1997-06-24 - Re: Garbled in transmission.
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From: C Matthew Curtin <cmcurtin@research.megasoft.com>
To: Rick Smith <smith@securecomputing.com>
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Message ID: <199706241313.JAA00037@goffette.research.megasoft.com>
Reply To: <199706210004.UAA26052@jazz.cape.com>
UTC Datetime: 1997-06-24 13:33:09 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 21:33:09 +0800
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From: C Matthew Curtin <cmcurtin@research.megasoft.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 21:33:09 +0800
To: Rick Smith <smith@securecomputing.com>
Subject: Re: Garbled in transmission.
In-Reply-To: <199706210004.UAA26052@jazz.cape.com>
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>>>>> "Rick" == Rick Smith <smith@securecomputing.com> writes:
>> I can't remember it word for word, but it went like this: "If
>> you're going to decrypt financial transactions you'd better be
>> prepared to get 1000 computers and spend 3 months on the project."
Rick> At least Harry Houdini made it look easy when *he* cracked state
Rick> of the art security technology...
I was on the Talk America radio network very briefly Monday morning
(about 6:30-6:40 EDT). The host read something like that, and
observed that it "must be pretty secure" to take three months.
I asked him how long it would be before his credit cards expired.
He got the point.
--
Matt Curtin Chief Scientist Megasoft Online cmcurtin@research.megasoft.com
http://www.research.megasoft.com/people/cmcurtin/ I speak only for myself
Pull AGIS.NET's plug! DES has fallen! http://www.frii.com/~rcv/deschall.htm
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- 1997-06-21 (Sat, 21 Jun 1997 08:16:47 +0800) - Garbled in transmission. - “ET” <emergent@eval-apply.com>
- 1997-06-21 (Sat, 21 Jun 1997 08:45:29 +0800) - “Strength of encryption standard proved again” - Tim May <tcmay@got.net>
- 1997-06-21 (Sat, 21 Jun 1997 10:25:27 +0800) - Re: Garbled in transmission. - sameer <sameer@c2.net>
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- 1997-06-23 (Mon, 23 Jun 1997 23:52:11 +0800) - Re: Garbled in transmission. - Rick Smith <smith@securecomputing.com>
- 1997-06-24 (Tue, 24 Jun 1997 21:33:09 +0800) - Re: Garbled in transmission. - C Matthew Curtin <cmcurtin@research.megasoft.com>