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Re: 5th AMENDMENT & DECRYPTION
In message <[email protected]> you write:
>
> > from: [email protected]
>
> (commenting on the strategy of "taking the 5th" on the matter of
> decrypting one's files)
..................
>
> With strong crypto, e.g., with 300 decimal digit moduli, the "costs"
> of decryption by brute force could easily exceed the GNP/GDP of the
> U.S.
........
> bagged" the house, perhaps a simple pass phrase was used in lieu of
> memorizing 300 digits, and so on.
But what is encrypted with the 'simple phrase' is quite short and
does not provide much material for cryptanalysis.
Tony
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