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Re: Banc of America Article


From: "E.B. Dreger" <eddy+public+spam () noc everquick net>
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 05:33:57 +0000 (GMT)


AR> Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 00:22:02 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
AR> From: Alex Rubenstein


AR> Agreed. And, even if it is super encrypted, who cares? Enough
AR> CPU and time will take care of that.

Articles about "1000 years to crack using brute force" are a bit
disconcerting if someone has access to 10,000x compromised hosts.
While we're on the subject: root certificates, anybody?

Each worm seems to prove the availability of CPU and time.


Eddy
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