17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
On 18 Oct 1996, Andreas Bogk wrote:
The EC-Card system, the European standard for ATM cards, is based on DES. A single recovered key would suffice to calculate all PINs every current EC card, the number of which runs into the tens of millions.
We have a winner! This target is attractive for two reasons: 1. A single key cracked can compromise the entire system. 2. It is a non-US target. Once the key is cracked, the EC-Card system would most likely move to 3DES. And the US seems to have no desire to allow the export of 3DES. --Lucky