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Re: Lotus Notes Encryption Methods

From: softtest () wu1 wl aecl ca (Software Test Account)
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 1995 08:50:12 -0600 (CST)


On Tue, 14 Mar 1995, Dr. Frederick B. Cohen wrote:

In the tech notes that I have, it would seemt that RC2 uses a 128bit key and
RC4 uses a 256bit key.

Both these keys seem rather small in comparison to something like PGP's
1028bit key.


128bit key is about 40 digits - NSA approved - breakable by a PC
in a few hours.
FC

You have actually done this with a PC?  With what kind of hw/sw???
Seems other comments would suggest that this would be an unlikely occurence.
Can you expand on your statement.

Erik
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Current thread:

Re: Lotus Notes Encryption Methods Dr. Frederick B. Cohen (Mar 14)
- Re: Lotus Notes Encryption Methods Perry E. Metzger (Mar 14)
- Re: Lotus Notes Encryption Methods Vishy Gopalakrishnan (Mar 14)
  - Non-PK encryption not vulnerable via low key length?! Jonathan Cooper (Mar 15)
    - Re: Non-PK encryption not vulnerable via low key length?! Mark G. Scheuern (Mar 15)
    - Re: Non-PK encryption not vulnerable via low key length?! That Whispering Wolf... (Mar 16)
    - Re: Non-PK encryption not vulnerable via low key length?! Software Test Account (Mar 16)
    - Re: Non-PK encryption not vulnerable via low key length?! Adam Shostack (Mar 17)
    - Re: Non-PK encryption not vulnerable via low key length?! Allan Sutton (Mar 17)
    - Problems with wuftpd - password logging(?) DaVe McComb (Mar 16)
- Re: Lotus Notes Encryption Methods Software Test Account (Mar 16)
  - Re: Lotus Notes Encryption Methods David Miller (Mar 17)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Lotus Notes Encryption Methods Paul C Leyland (Mar 17)
- Re: Lotus Notes Encryption Methods William McVey (Mar 17)