[2191] in cryptography@c2.net mail archive
Re: Efficient DES Key Search
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Perry E. Metzger)
Wed Feb 25 22:24:48 1998
To: Will Rodger <rodger@worldnet.att.net>
cc: cryptography@c2.net
In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 25 Feb 1998 18:40:26 EST."
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Reply-To: perry@piermont.com
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 19:55:25 -0500
From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Will Rodger writes:
> There are many, many companies and individuals who could join together to
> bankroll these things.
>
> My question: when will someone produce one?
I'm almost certain some HAVE been produced. However, it is unlikely
that the owners of that equipment will step forward and show
themselves as that might obviate the value they have gained by
producing the devices.
What you are really asking is probably "when will public spirited
people build one?"
Well, unfortunately, $100,000 is a lot of money for an individual, and
that is about the minimum needed to attempt this. For a company, it is
less money, but still more than most can justify.
Perry
