From: Adam Shostack <adam@homeport.org>
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 01:21:19 +0800
To: "Bernardo B. Terrado" <cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: knapsack....
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Chor-Rivest was broken at Crypto98.  Don't use any knapsack
algorithms.

Adam


On Tue, Dec 08, 1998 at 05:04:22PM +0800, Bernardo B. Terrado wrote:
| Where could I find the algorithm (per se) for
| Merkle-Hellman knapsack ?
| (if it is not for free just say so) :)
| 
| I've read in Mr. Schneier's book that Chor-Rivest knapsack is secure
| (unless for some specializerd attack). Is it still as secure today as the
| latter years?
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| 
| Bernie
| 

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