From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Jun 24 17:25:25 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id RAA15949 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 24 Jun 1997 17:25:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from agora.rdrop.com (root@agora.rdrop.com [199.2.210.241]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id RAA15944 for ; Tue, 24 Jun 1997 17:25:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gns.com.br (dl0235-bsb.GNS.com.br [200.239.56.235]) by agora.rdrop.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id RAA03722 for ; Tue, 24 Jun 1997 17:22:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from dcs@localhost) by gns.com.br (8.8.5/8.8.5) id RAA00571 for hackers@FreeBSD.ORG; Tue, 24 Jun 1997 17:29:44 -0300 (EST) From: "Daniel C. Sobral" Message-Id: <199706242029.RAA00571@gns.com.br> Subject: RC5 contest In-Reply-To: <199706240257.TAA16959@hub.freebsd.org> from "owner-hackers-digest@FreeBSD.ORG" at "Jun 23, 97 07:57:22 pm" To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 17:29:44 -0300 (EST) Disclaimer: Klaatu Barada Nikto! X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL31 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > From: Ollivier Robert > 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