From: Trei Family <trei@relay-1.ziplink.net>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 12:17:05 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Did you taken part in a key crack?
Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19971024001144.007ae680@pop3.ziplink.net>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain



I'm giving a presentation at the RSA Data Security Conference
in January, 1998. The title is "Key Cracking for fun and Profit: The
Year in Review".

The main topic will be the activity spawned by the RSA Secret Key 
Challenges, though I'll include other brute-force and factoring 
efforts, in 1997 or before.

If you have taken part in a key search, and/or have any thoughts 
on the topic you'd like to share, I hope you'll send them to me at 
trei@ziplink.net. 

I'm particularly interested in finding out about some of the 
less-known efforts - for example, the DES effort rumored to have
taken place at SGI, and the early, abortive RC5/56 effort at a
New York site.

Stories, anecdotes, and issues raised by the efforts are all 
welcomed. Responses will be kept confidential if desired.

Thanks,

Peter Trei
trei@ziplink.net

DISCLAIMER: The above are my own views, should not be misconstrued 
to represent those of my employer.