Here's a thought, While Java isn't a workhorse performance wise, it's very simple for anyone with a half decent browser to use java applets. Writing an implementation of DES in Java should be fairly easy, however it will run slow on most browsers. This performance drop will make it far easier for Joe Webuser to easily help break DES for us. Previous efforts at breaking DES and RSA have done quite well, but the number of people involved can be greatly increased if you tell someone just go to this page and leave your browser on overnight, every night. The applets would get a key range from the server, process them, and return a yeah or nay back for however far they manage to process before the user returns in the morning. With JIT's (Just In Time Compilers) and the sheer numbers of users that this can attract, the efforts at breaking weaker cyphers can be increased. =====================================Kaos=Keraunos=Kybernetos============== .+.^.+.| Ray Arachelian | "If you're gonna die, die with your|./|\. ..\|/..|sunder@sundernet.com|boots on; If you're gonna try, just |/\|/\ <--*-->| ------------------ |stick around; Gonna cry? Just move along|\/|\/ ../|\..| "A toast to Odin, |you're gonna die, you're gonna die!" |.\|/. .+.v.+.|God of screwdrivers"| --Iron Maiden "Die With Your Boots on"|..... ======================== http://www.sundernet.com =========================