Re: Can 128-bit TripleDES encryption be broken ?

What with every computer on the planet working together for just that goal??
Challenge him to provide a reputable source and not some blog from some guy
in China. Though in the movie Swordfish I did see that a guy broke 256 bit
encryption in 24 hours on his laptop [just barely, he was sweating] with
some GUI program so maybe it is possible with that program he used. ---
Steve


"Marlon Brown" <nomail@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>A co-worker was arguing with me last night that 128-bit TripleDES can be
>broken with today's computers. I am wondering if the co-worker was guessing
>or there is evidence that TripleDES can be broken by brute force ?
>
> According to the latest Verisign report, I see that 128-bit encryption key
> would take 0.25 sextillion years to be broken (2005 reports by Yankee
> Group).
>
>
>


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