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Brute force attacks
From: "joe harlin" <joeharlin () hotmail com>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 05:48:38 PDT
Slightly off pure FW topics, but still germane, I have a question about brute-force attacks. Using DES as en example, a brute force attack has 2(56) possible keys. The question I have is how do I check my output to validate that I have the correct key? I start with the first possible key and get output. Now that I have this output 1 of 2(56), how do I determine if this output is meaningful or gibberish?? Thanks! ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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