Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 20:49:37 +0200 From: Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr> To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD cracks DES ! Message-ID: <19970623204937.38982@keltia.freenix.fr> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.95.970621190720.20160J-100000@tor-adm1.nbc.netcom.ca>; from Brian Tao on Sat, Jun 21, 1997 at 07:07:52PM -0400 References: <19970620143541.17175@vinyl.quickweb.com> <Pine.GSO.3.95.970621190720.20160J-100000@tor-adm1.nbc.netcom.ca>
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According to Brian Tao: > Neato! Now let's see if a FreeBSD machine will claim the prize > for the 56-bit RC5 challenge too. :) RC5 is a much slower algorithm so the keyspace is much less exhausted than the DES' one. Even if one found the key at 25% like for the DES, it will take years... -- Ollivier ROBERT -=- FreeBSD: There are no limits -=- roberto@keltia.freenix.fr FreeBSD keltia.freenix.fr 3.0-CURRENT #20: Fri Jun 13 00:16:13 CEST 1997
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