CDR: Re: Minesweeper and defeating modern encryption technology

[Olav]

Perhaps someone could explain this P vs. NP stuff to a normal
not-yet-student?
And, this program, what features are required to prove his theory?


Thanks in advance,
Olav


On Thu, 02 Nov 2000, you wrote:
> >http://digitalmass.boston.com/news/daily/11/01/minesweeper.html
> 
> >from the article:
> "Proving the conjecture false would mean that modern encryption technology,
> the foundation of electronic commerce, would be open to easy attack."
> 
> Isn't that a little general? Possibly jumping to some hasty conclusions
> about P versus NP as well?