* Volker Armin Hemmann ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [27.06.08 00:12]: > and this is why nobody uses brute force. > > There a better ways to crack keys. NSA has tons of experts in mathematics and > cryptoanalysis. Plus very sophisticated hardware. I am sure for most ciphers > they use something much more efficient than stupid brute force. >
The thing about this keys is, that there is no better way than to brute force such keys. The algorithm uses a function which inverse is a known hard problem which resides in NP, which is a class of functions equal to just guessing. If the NSA had a sufficient algorithm, that is capable of reducing the time that much, they should also be able to prove P=NP. This is worth 1.000.000$ iirc and somehow you should get a Nobel Prize for it. For deeper and better insight, take some courses in cryptography and theoretical computer sience, they are quiet good at Clausthal. Sebastian -- " Religion ist das Opium des Volkes. " Karl Marx [EMAIL PROTECTED]@N GÜNTHER mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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