>(*) There's no proof that the cyrptographic algorithms used in PGP are
>secure.  However, there is no publicly known method for attacking it that
>is significantly better than a brute force attack.  It is possible (but
>unlikely) that better methods exist but are being kept secret.

As in all security areas, the ILLUSION of security is what sells it.
Lehigh University cracked RSA several years ago during summer break.  I
believe it was a brute-force attack, because they used all the X boxes on
campus to do it.

The fact that the gov't is pushing so hard for a known back door for police
leads me to believe that there is a generic solution that exists but they
wish for hostiles to feel it's 100% and therefore have all our enemies
using our key.  Pretty slick.

Andy


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                     Andy Kunz - Montana Design
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