... challenge?

From: Kai (nospamkai@webmail.co.za)
Date: 03/05/03 

From: "Kai" <nospamkai@webmail.co.za>
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 15:31:28 +0200

... I guess I am inviting more flames here than ever ...

what would be required to truly test the effectiveness of an
algorythm?

I assume that the algorythm will be public. To test it you
would need a piece of information to be encrypted with the
key which should also be supplied.

Or is the key and the encrypted information enough to figure
out the algorythm? Maybe a few sets of info & keys?

Maybe the info and the encrypted info?

Or for really stupid algorythms the encrypted message would
be enough?

Please note that I have been identified and crucified for
being a novice regarding encryption. I am going to follow
up on all the useful tips and help I have received in the past.
Following that I would like to (if still convinced of success,
which seems to be less and less likely) challenge the group
to break whatever I concoct.

BTW. Someone posted about writing code in LISP. How
does LISP compare to other languages in effectivess regarding
speed and simplicity of encryption algorythms?

Is this worthy of a post? ... had to ...

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