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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