Re: crypto for criminals?
From: Alan (a__l__a__n_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/14/05
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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 11:40:18 -0400
clem wrote:
> The next paragraph is directly copied from their site:
>
> Your pass phrase is digested by six different one-way hash functions
> to produce 1088 bits of unpredictable key material, providing for a
> very large number of possible keys (3.31e+327). This number is so huge
> as to make it a formidable obstacle to brute force attacks, which is
> one of the many advantages to multi-pass encryption.
So finally I only need an easily remembered password, since all those
different hash functions make it so formidable to attack! How about
"password"?
It's so much easier now!
Alan
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