Germany Frees Crypto

[John R T Brazier]

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From:	owner-ukcrypto@maillist.ox.ac.uk =
[mailto:owner-ukcrypto@maillist.ox.ac.uk] On Behalf Of John Young
Sent:	Thursday, June 03, 1999 6:58 PM
To:	ukcrypto@maillist.ox.ac.uk
Cc:	cryptograph@c2.net; David_Conrad@isc.org
Subject:	Re: Germany Frees Crypto

As someone working on an Echelon story asked elsewhere, just what=20
strength of crypto can NSA crack these days.

Dear John &c,

Because of another discussion on another list, I think I can put =
together an argument for an NSA capability of breaking 80 bit keys (or =
perhaps longer) within a few days for block ciphers like RC5. Of course, =
it's full of assumptions, and will take me a few days to check a few =
things, but if you're interested ...

Cheers,

John B