On 28 Dec 2005 11:51:34 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >The strength of any encryption system is often measured in the amount of >time it would take to crack the key and decrypt the data. For example, >current estimates as to the length of time is would take to crack a 256 bit >AES key are in the trillions of years range (given current technology). >(The estimated age of the universe is only 12 to 14 billion years.)
Which is meaningless as current estimates are how to solve it using current technology and techniques - and we all know that won't last. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
