Citing the crypto-expert BSA study noted here by Matt Blaze, Computerworld of 2-12-96: "Standard Encryption Vulnerable To Attack. Banking's most trusted technique for funds transfer questioned." It reports on puny crypto and DES desperation, with an "Oh, no, please" by the ABA. DES_ono [Thanks to BC]
John Young writes:
Citing the crypto-expert BSA study noted here by Matt Blaze, Computerworld of 2-12-96:
"Standard Encryption Vulnerable To Attack. Banking's most trusted technique for funds transfer questioned."
So the banker's finally figured out what the NSA told us 14 years ago? Great.
John Young writes:
Citing the crypto-expert BSA study noted here by Matt Blaze, Computerworld of 2-12-96:
"Standard Encryption Vulnerable To Attack. Banking's most trusted technique for funds transfer questioned."
So the banker's finally figured out what the NSA told us 14 years ago? Great.
Actually, that article concludes that they *haven't* figured it out yet. The report that the bankers haven't figured out yet, by the way, is available online at: ftp://ftp.research.att.com/dist/mab/keylength.txt [ASCII text] or ftp://ftp.research.att.com/dist/mab/keylength.ps [PostScript] -matt
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