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Date:      Tue, 24 Jun 1997 17:29:44 -0300 (EST)
From:      "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@gns.com.br>
To:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   RC5 contest
Message-ID:  <199706242029.RAA00571@gns.com.br>
In-Reply-To: <199706240257.TAA16959@hub.freebsd.org> from "owner-hackers-digest@FreeBSD.ORG" at "Jun 23, 97 07:57:22 pm"

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> From: Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr>
> Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 20:49:37 +0200
> Subject: Re: FreeBSD cracks DES !
> 
> 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...

Not according to Bovine's projections. (http://bovine.st.hmc.edu)

-- 
Daniel C. Sobral		  (8-DCS)
dcs@gns.com.br

Genius doesn't work on an assembly line basis.  You can't simply say,
"Today I will be brilliant."
		-- Kirk, "The Ultimate Computer", stardate 4731.3



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