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Article #3251Re: This is *stupid*
From: Richard Outerbridge
Date: Wed, 03 Dec 1986 01:39
Date: Wed, 03 Dec 1986 01:39
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> And it finally happened: _Videocipher_has_been_busted_. > > DES and M/A-Com > > _Videocipher_II_ is protected by numerous U.S. laws. It uses the > DES encryption system that, until April 22, 1987, may be protected > from unauthorized busting by the National Security Agency. NSA is > responsible for the security and integrity of the DES code, and uses > it to transmit less-than-top-secret messages to military and embassy > locations world-wide. So: does this mean they've busted DES or just the dynamic key management used by the Videocipher II? Can anyone explain without being treasonable? [Breaking DES for under $1400.00 - even U.S. funds - sounds a neat trick!] -- Richard Outerbridge <outer@utcsri.UUCP> (416) 961-4757 Payload Deliveries: N 43 39'36", W 79 23'42", Elev. 106.47m.
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site utcsri.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utcsri!outer From: outer@utcsri.UUCP (Richard Outerbridge) Newsgroups: sci.crypt Subject: Re: This is *stupid* Message-ID: <3720@utcsri.UUCP> Date: Tue, 2-Dec-86 20:39:06 EST Article-I.D.: utcsri.3720 Posted: Tue Dec 2 20:39:06 1986 Date-Received: Wed, 3-Dec-86 04:19:28 EST References: <12246@watnot.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: CSRI, University of Toronto Lines: 17