Rich Graves <llurch@networking.stanford.edu> said:
workstations, Doligez averaged 850,000 keys per second.ICE used the following formula to determine its $584 cost of computing power: the total cost of the computer divided by the number of days in a three-year lifespan (1,095), multiplied by the number of days (7.7) it takes to break the code.
RG> This assumes, of however, that collecting encrypted communications, RG> feeding them to the computer with 100% efficiency, electricity, RG> labor, etc. are completely free. RG> I hope everyone recognizes this as more old news and ICE RG> marketing. In a fantasy world, the press et al would see this and RG> clamor for the revocation of ITAR. This is old news to those of us who understand it. But this new way of presenting the information is newsworthy. Yes, it over-simplifies the costs of collecting the transactions to force, but the sound bite nature of reporting today requires that. The government is trying to give people warm fuzzies about the 'security' of 40-bit encryption, and we, unfortunately, need to be spreading FUD about that. This helps to do that. -- #include <disclaimer.h> /* Sten Drescher */ 1973 Steelers About Three Bricks Shy of a Load 1994 Steelers 1974 Steelers And the Load Filled Up 1995 Steelers? To get my PGP public key, send me email with your public key and Subject: PGP key exchange Key fingerprint = 90 5F 1D FD A6 7C 84 5E A9 D3 90 16 B2 44 C4 F3 Unsolicited email advertisements will be proofread for a US$100/page fee.