http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/05/biztech/articles/02encr.html Israeli Scientist Reports Discovery of Advance in Code Breaking By JOHN MARKOFF An Israeli computer scientist is expected to shake up the world of cryptography this week when he introduces a design for a device that could quickly unscramble computer-generated codes that until now have been considered secure enough for financial and government communications. In a paper to be presented Tuesday in Prague, the computer scientist, Adi Shamir, one of the world's foremost cryptographers, will describe a machine, not yet built, that could vastly improve the ability of code breakers to decipher codes thought to be unbreakable in practical terms. They are used to protect everything from financial transactions on the Internet to account balances stored in so-called smart cards >From: Elyn Wollensky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: FW: Shamir's TWINKLE >Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 14:29:24 -0500 >X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) > >Below is Shamir's paper on Twinkle. >Thought this might be of interest >Best - >Elyn > >Elyn Wollensky >Programming Development Group >IDG Books Technology Publishing >900 Third Avenue >NYC, NY 10022 >voice: +1.212.381.4517 >fax: +1.212.381.4501 > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: John Young [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 1999 6:15 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Shamir's TWINKLE > > >From: Adi Shamir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 09:57:33 +0300 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: TWINKLE > >Hi, >The early version of the paper was quietly circulated to a small >number of factoring experts and colleagues to get their comments. >I'll probably write an expanded version soon, but in the meantime >I am enclosing in the next email the current version, which is now in >the public domain and can be circulated freely. > >Best personal wishes, >Adi. > >----- > >The 12-page paper: > > http://jya.com/twinkle.eps (370K) > >Zipped: > > http://jya.com/twinkle.zip (79K) > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- the moderated mailing list of politics and technology To subscribe: send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with this text: subscribe politech More information is at http://www.well.com/~declan/politech/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------
