Date: Sun, 2 Mar 1997 14:02:49 -0500 (EST) From: Charles Henrich <henrich@crh.cl.msu.edu> To: taob@risc.org, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Crazy RSA-cracking idea... Message-ID: <199703021902.OAA09779@crh.cl.msu.edu> References: <5fb9nt$juc$1@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
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In lists.freebsd.chat you write:
> How about we turn the RC5 cracking code into an lkm and include it
>with the next distribution of FreeBSD? I figure the 56-bit key will
>take over a year to crack given the current growth curve and figuring
>in a bit of luck. Why not make it easy for every FreeBSD box out
>there to join in? ;-) That would be.... wild. :)
We could even display it during boot -- instead of bogomips (whatever the hell
that is) we have real work! Cracking N Keys/sec! :)
-Crh
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