Re: New PubKey System Coming

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From: Bob Devine
Date: Fri, 09 Jan 1987 20:35

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> It is virtually impossible for an outsider to break the 
> encrypting key, which consists of a binary string of more than 1,000 
> characters, Mr. Vanstone said.
> "It would take more than a billion years, working with the 
> fastest computers available, to break just one key," he said.

  Ok if I believe the assertion that it is impossible for an outsider
to break the key (absolute security? right...), why, then I'll just
bribe an insider!  Startling new idea isn't it :-)

Bob Devine

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From: devine@vianet.UUCP (Bob Devine)
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Subject: Re: New PubKey System Coming
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Date: Fri, 9-Jan-87 15:35:59 EST
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Summary: there's more to security than the algorithm

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