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On Sat, 15 Feb 1997, Warner Losh wrote:

> However, reports have come in that brute force has cracked 40 and 48
> bit keys in less than a month.  Next stop 56 bit keys :-).

4 hours and 13 days, if I remember correctly, If you're referring to RSA's
contest (challenge?  They HAD to know that it would be broken).