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"sameer" == sameer <sameer@c2.net> writes:
sameer> Not at all surprising, considering the wording of sameer> Rocke's press release. Surely you refer to the lack of a commercial spin in Rocke's press release. Or maybe we should have also sung the praises of C2Net's "uncompromised Internet security software"? The crack of the DES Challenge Key is important. Presenting an accurate description of what happened is just as important. There is no need to cause widespread panic, yet. This is a shot across the proverbial bow. Trying to present it to the public at large is a difficult proposition, and not something that can easily be covered in the sorts of soundbyte-driven news reports seen on shows like Headline News. I know, I've been trying to talk about the meaning of DESCHALL to business managers and Regular People for more than three months. What we should be doing is encouraging discussion of the meaning and significance of what we've done, the sort of thing that will lead to the kinds of in-depth reports that will accurately tell Joe Citizen exactly what all of this means. - -matt
I caught the Headline News mention of the DES crack and it unfortunately put the wrong spin on things.
I can't remember it word for word, but it went like this: "If you're going to decrypt financial transactions you'd better be prepared to get 1000 computers and spend 3 months on the project."
The report was delivered with a hint of a smile, as if to suggest that the time and resources might have been better spent.
*Sigh*
sameer> -- Sameer Parekh Voice: 510-986-8770 President FAX: sameer> 510-986-8777 C2Net http://www.c2.net/ sameer@c2.net - -- Matt Curtin Chief Scientist Megasoft Online cmcurtin@research.megasoft.com http://www.research.megasoft.com/people/cmcurtin/ I speak only for myself Pull AGIS.NET's plug! DES has fallen! http://www.frii.com/~rcv/deschall.htm -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 Comment: Have you encrypted your data today? iQEVAwUBM6xtTn6R34u/f3zNAQEq3Qf+IjX54s2tLK8IqUzVlk9TYtTsgyvK0cZG hlNHKhqS/Ps7+P3bqiAajl8aSYot1JEZP0IWVXMFScJ3YJMWjUQqLCWJxzHG/bM9 iVSeZ7C4jJu82Hc3Ojogel4rO0tQTkcmdImNZhKzHUjEO0hGcftSO6AkhKbgpyIz FNEG0+L0hHvSc58fFhjeIM9Z8Lo9ft6ibXYQfCMgO8Nq9ITG9ADvWXIskAYZKLyG wrjxjaQaUtAMpHpC452JvkGFQE5x5HF6n2p1ifh7C7G3JUlB9Aci/WJtkz9vZEf3 bXLLjw68p3RrstZ48ZT6Zq62GU72Sua97URz7Xyz1be2ZkyMPySRWw== =ro2d -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----