PGP problems

Steve Lamb pmmail@rpglink.com
Fri, 4 Aug 2000 13:39:36 -0700


Friday, August 04, 2000, 12:33:22 PM, Bill wrote:
> Not astronomical for PGP. a few hours to a few days, ... they
> have the hardware. Our diplomatic codes must be good for 20
> years minimum, and this may be in jeopardy depend on processing
> advances.

    *sigh*  Did anyone here read the numbers?  Do the math before making
assinine statements, ok?  There would have to be a quantum leap in processing
power well beyond anything ever seen in history.... /EVER/.  Even what we have
now nothing more than single atom in all the oceans of the world of what is
needed to even begin to think about craking it through brute force.

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