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Re: Take the trash-talker challenge!


From: full-disclosure () lists netsys com (Roland Postle)
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 17:29:42 +0100

Now hash consists of 16 characters 0-9, a-f. That's 16^16 or 2^64
possible hashes. And hash is used as the key. So, effectively, you're
using 64 bit keys.

It's too large a key space to brute-force in 10 minutes for me, but it
should be obvious that it's a severe flaw nonetheless.

Unless it's a lame key or someone has a Japanese earth simulator lying
around I don't see it being cracked in a week either. But this is
surely worth another $50.

Aliver, it might have cost you a hundred big ones, but this thread made
me laugh. Thanks. Let's have more quality entertainment like this on
Full-Disclosure.

- Blazde



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