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Re: OS/2 is number 10 in DES Challenge attack!!! Help it to stay there!

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From: Michael Craig
Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 00:00
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Keys are sent, Mustafa.  Blocks of _keys_.  Not crypto engines,
algorithims, or techniques.  They're numbers.  The only time crypto
enters into the picture is when those keys are "crunched" on a machine. 
And the last time I checked, using crypto in the U.S. was still legal.

Mustafa Soysal MS57 wrote:
> 
> Ron, I almost did it (I already downloaded the files) but here is what
> concerns me.
> 
> The calculations the program makes is cryptographic information which is
> on the ammunitions list.  It cannot be exported, especially in machine
> readable form such as email.  By sending out keys explored, you are
> practically exporting parts for ammunition, and you could be in for
> government action.
> 
> There is no way (unless one receives a letter from the government

> blessing it) you can be sure that you are not violating anything if you
> are located in the US.
> 
> In article <3WFezUaapGDE089yn@ibm.net>,
> Ronald Van Iwaarden <rrt0136@ibm.net> wrote:
> >For those who are interested, OS/2 has reached the number 10 slot on the DES
> >Challenge attack at http://www.des.sollentuna.se/.  However, Solaris x86 is
> >quickly catching up on OS/2 and will surpass it in about a week if more
> >machines don't join in to help out OS/2's numbers.
> >
> >If you have a computer that is hooked up to the internet at least every 12
> >hours (or even just overnight), you can join in the challenge with the OS/2
> >client at http://www.des.solentuna.se/clients/des_os2.zip.  This program
> >will run in the background and not take any CPU time from your active
> >programs.  It only uses about 200k or RAM so you won't notice any
> >performance hit either in CPU or RAM.
> >
> >Simply download the archive, unzip it and execute it with the command:
> >
> >des_os2 -e your@email.address -s keymaster4.des.sollentuna.se
> >
> >or
> >
> >des_os2 -e your@email.address -s keymaster4.des.sollentuna.se -c 10
> >
> >to download 10 blocks of work at a time.  Help make sure OS/2 stays in the
> >top 10 and help out with the challenge at the same time!
> >
> >--Ron
> >      o           Ronald Van Iwaarden   | Work to live;
> >     /\           Hope College          | Live to bike;
> >   _`\ `_<===     Holland MI 49423      | Bike to work!
> >__(_)/_(_)___.-._ voice : (616)355-7120 | http://www.cs.hope.edu/~rvaniwaa/
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Mustafa Soysal
> 
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Subject: Re: OS/2 is number 10 in DES Challenge attack!!! Help it to stay there!
Date: 1997/05/13
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