17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Speaking of hi-tech related screen fanatsy I just saw an old (1992) movie starring Robert Redford, Dan Akroyd and Sidney Poiters (forgot - or never noticed - the title) with rather 'advanced' crypto ties. A professor of mathematics, specialist in primes, had constructed a 'black box' (containing a matchbox-sized chip) that could break all passwords in a few seconds. Lots of other fantastic machinery also. And the NSA had a big part. Somehow the manuscript seems to have been written by an author with some understanding of the implications of strong crypto. An ex-starving cypherpunk?? Mats