Date: Sat, 8 Mar 1997 18:02:47 -0500 (EST) From: Brian Tao <taob@risc.org> To: Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com> Cc: FREEBSD-CHAT-L <freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: 2.2 Compiler slower than 2.1? (was RSA 56-bit key challenge) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970308180044.22682A-100000@alpha.risc.org> In-Reply-To: <19970308104612.52144@klemm.gtn.com>
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On Sat, 8 Mar 1997, Andreas Klemm wrote:
>
> BTW, how long will this ,crack' approach last ... Did someone
> estimate the time necessary to crack the key ?
The fastest estimate I've seen so far was 9+ years to exhaust the
entire keyspace. Assuming we're lucky and don't need to look at all
the keys, and computing power continues to increase, it will probably
still take over a year or two to find the right key. You have lots of
time to join in. :)
--
Brian Tao (BT300, taob@risc.org)
"Though this be madness, yet there is method in't"
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